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Spain's Supreme Court Reverses Earlier Decision, Convicts 'Wolf Pack' Of Rape

The five men were initially sentenced on the lighter charge of sexual abuse, but judges on Friday ruled they are guilty of rape and increased their jail time. The case prompted national protests.
Journalists surround Ángel Boza, one of five members of the "Wolf Pack," on Friday. Spain's Supreme Court found the five men guilty of gang rape, overturning previous convictions on the lesser offense of sexual abuse in a case that shook the country.

Spain's Supreme Court sentenced five men to 15 years in prison Friday for raping an 18-year-old woman — a unanimous decision that overturns an earlier ruling of a lesser charge and shorter prison term.

Fearing the men might attempt to flee the country, Spanish authorities rushed to arrest four of them following the ruling. The fifth

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