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Taxi driver, 36, who raped tourist, 22, after night out on family holiday in Tenerife is jailed for six years
A 36-year-old taxi driver has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a 22-year-old tourist in Tenerife. The court also ordered him to pay £17,000 in compensation and imposed a ten-year restraining order.
A 36-year-old taxi driver has been jailed for six years for raping a 22-year-old tourist in Tenerife, following an incident that occurred after a night out in September 2022.
The victim, who was on a family holiday in Spain, had left a nightclub in Veronicas, Playa de Las Americas at around 3am and intended to take a taxi home. According to evidence from the trial, the driver instead took her to an isolated area where he raped her.
The woman told the court she did not physically resist because she was terrified of the threats and intimidation she experienced during the assault. During the trial, she and her parents testified that she has "not been the same person" since the attack, which they said had a "profound effect" on her life. She subsequently lost both her home and her job in Germany following the assault.
The Provincial Court of Santa Cruz sentenced the driver to six years in prison and ordered him to pay the victim £17,000 in compensation. He is also banned from approaching or communicating with the victim for ten years and, after completing his sentence, will be subject to five years of supervised release.
Prosecutors had originally requested a 10-year prison sentence and £21,000 in compensation. The defence called for the driver's acquittal, highlighting differences between the victim's two accounts of events. The victim explained that the traumatic experience caused her to lose her sense of time, leaving her with gaps in her memory. The court did not consider these differences sufficient to undermine her testimony and convicted the driver.
How this outlet told it
The Sun
Framing: Emphasizes the taxi driver's profession, age, the victim's age, and the context of a family holiday. It focuses on the jail sentence and does not mention the victim's nationality or the specific location details in the headline. — Factual but sympathetic to the victim, as seen in quotes about her life being profoundly affected.
Facts Included:
A 36-year-old taxi driver was jailed for raping a 22-year-old tourist in Tenerife.
The victim was on a family holiday in Spain.
She left a nightclub in Veronicas, Playa de Las Americas at around 3am and intended to take a taxi home.
The driver drove her to an isolated area and raped her.
The victim said she did not physically resist due to threats and intimidation.
The victim and her parents testified that she has 'not been the same person' and it had a 'profound effect' on her life.
She subsequently lost her home and job in Germany following the assault in September 2022.
The Provincial Court of Santa Cruz sentenced the driver to six years in jail and ordered compensation of £17,000.
The driver is banned from approaching the victim for ten years, with five years supervised release.
Prosecutors requested a 10-year sentence and £21,000 compensation.
The defense called for acquittal, highlighting differences in the victim's two accounts.
The victim explained that the trauma caused time and memory gaps.
The court did not consider the differences sufficient and convicted the driver.
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ClaimA 36-year-old taxi driver was jailed for raping a 22-year-old tourist in Tenerife.
ClaimDuring the trial, the victim and her parents testified that she has 'not been the same person' since the assault, and it had a 'profound effect' on her life.
ClaimThe taxi driver is banned from approaching or communicating with the victim for ten years, and after completing his sentence, will be subject to five years of supervised release.