The number of sexual offenders who have benefited from the Law of only yes is yes already exceeds 1,000. According to legal sources reported to EL MUNDO, the latest count of data prepared by the General Council of the Judiciary brings to 1,025 criminals convicted of sexual crimes that have seen their sentences reduced in application of the Law promoted by the Ministry directed by Irene Montero.
In the same way, there are already 105 releases decreed by the judges of our country in application of a Law that has caused the greatest crisis within the coalition government of the entire Legislature.
The sources consulted explain that these are provisional figures with the recount of data sent by the provincial courts and superior courts of justice to the Council, although they will increase in the coming days since there are several courts that are pending to send these data to the governing body of judges.
In fact, it is foreseeable that the CGPJ will publish its new balance of figures for reductions and releases next week, according to legal sources.
Article 2.2 of the Criminal Code establishes that "those criminal laws that favor the accused shall have a retroactive effect, even if a final sentence had been handed down when they entered into force and the subject was serving a sentence. In case of doubt about the determination of the most favorable Law, it will be heard the defendant. The acts committed under the validity of a temporary Law will be judged, however, in accordance with it, unless expressly provided otherwise".
That is to say, although the penalty framework for sexual crimes has been modified again -this time upwards- with the reform promoted by the PSOE and supported by the Popular Party, the judges will continue in the coming weeks and months to apply reduced sentences to rapists, pedophiles and sexual abusers under this basic principle of criminal law.
For its part, the Supreme Court has set a plenary session for the next 6 and 7 June to establish doctrine on the application of the law of only yes is yes. The magistrates of the Criminal Chamber will resolve about twenty appeals filed by the Prosecutor's Office against orders in which firm sentences have been lowered.
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