Five men accused of gang-raping an 18-year-old woman in Spain have been convicted of sexual abuse but acquitted of the more serious crime of rape, in a case that sparked a national outcry.

All five have been sentenced to nine years in jail.

According to BBC News, the men filmed their attack during Pamplona’s San Fermín bull-running festival in July 2016.

The five, in their late 20s and originally from Seville, and the victim, from Madrid, were not present when the judgement was read out after a five-month trial, which was held behind closed doors to protect the woman’s identity.

Under Spanish law, the charge of sexual abuse differs from rape in that it does not involve violence or intimidation.

The men, who have been in custody since 2016, have also been ordered to pay the woman 50,000 Euros in compensation.

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