[crowd cheering]
[firework booms]
[crowd chanting]
[suspenseful music playing]
[woman] On July 6th, a friend
and I arrived in Pamplona.
[crowd shouting]
[woman] We went to Pamplona's old quarter.
[chanting] Ol, ol, ol, ol
Ol, ol
Ol, ol, ol, ol
Ol, ol
Women of Pamplona!
Men of Pamplona!
Viva San Fermn!
[crowd] Viva!
[man] Viva San Fermn!
[crowd] Gora!
[ominous music playing]
[woman] My friend went back
to the car because he was tired.
I sat down on a bench
and a guy sitting there said,
"Wow, this is some party for Sanfermines."
Then he asked, "Did you come on your own?"
[judge] You didn't resist
or try to get away?
[woman] No.
I was completely in shock.
I just wanted it to be over,
so I closed my eyes
to block everything out.
[judge] Wouldn't it be more accurate
to say that rather than being frozen,
what then started
were consensual sexual relations
between the six of you?
[woman] No.
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
I do believe you! I do believe you!
[woman in English] The worst part
wasn't what I lived through,
but everything that happened after.
I never could've imagined
what would happen.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
PAMPLONA, NAVARRE, SPAIN
JULY 7TH, 2016
[somber music playing]
THIS FILM INCLUDES AUDIO TESTIMONIES
VOICED BY ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
THEY ARE VERBATIM EXCERPTS
FROM OFFICIAL STATEMENTS,
INTERVIEWS, AND LETTERS
THAT HAVE BEEN EDITED FOR CLARITY.
THE NAMES OF THE VICTIM-SURVIVORS HAVE
BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THEIR ANONYMITY.
That night, I was patrolling
Pamplona's old quarter on foot.
OFFICER 455
PAMPLONA POLICE
That's when I got a call from dispatch.
[man 1] Hello?
[man 2] We have a girl here who told us
she was sexually assaulted by four guys,
and we want to report it.
[man 1] Okay, we'll report it.
SECURITY CAMERA
3:40 A.M.
[police siren sounds]
[somber music playing]
[Officer 455] I started running.
The girl was crying and crying.
So I talked to her.
She said she'd been sexually assaulted.
Her voice was shaky
because she was in shock.
She said it had been four men.
I asked what they were wearing.
She said they were dressed
for the festival.
I thought, "My God."
"It's like looking
for a needle in a haystack."
EMERGENCY ROOM
[Luca] They took me to the hospital.
We waited there for the forensic team.
[clock ticking]
[Officer 455] She was so scared.
She held on to my arm tightly
and asked me not to leave her alone.
To stay with her.
[Luca] Then they put me
on a table and gave me pills.
The morning-after pill
and others for STDs and HIV.
She was saying,
"How will I tell my mother?"
"How will I tell her about this?"
We went to the lobby where the victim
claimed the crime took place.
[camera shutter clicking]
We went into
a very claustrophobic, small area.
There was a door
that would have blocked any sound.
It would have muffled any screams.
[camera shutter clicking]
DEPUTY INSPECTOR
PAMPLONA POLICE
We had no doubt that there had been
a very serious sexual as*ault.
[police radio beeps]
[woman] A colleague called me and said,
"This happened."
Jesus, it hasn't even been 24 hours
since the festival started.
PLATFORM AGAINST GENDER-BASED v*olence
And there's already been
a violent as*ault.
[playful music playing]
[Iratxe] This happened in a city that is
highly desensitized to sexual assaults.
PAMPLONA FREE OF GENDER-BASED ASSAULHARASSMENT IS NOT FLIRTING.
DON'T CROSS THE LINE!
DON'T r*pe
NO MEANS NO!
[Iratxe] It was concerning.
That in spite of everything we'd done,
everything we'd worked so hard for,
we couldn't prevent it.
Those of us who had experienced
very serious aggression
knew what we were in for.
Especially her.
Come on, let's go! Go, go, go! Let's go!
[man] I found out over text.
I have a daughter too,
who, just like that girl,
was out in the streets of Pamplona.
JOSEBA ASIRON
MAYOR OF PAMPLONA, 2015-2019
Just like her.
[somber music playing]
A policewoman sat
in front of those cameras
and just started to look and look.
[man] They passed on a list of features.
Four men from Sevilla.
HEAD COMMISSIONER
Between 20 and 25 years old,
between five foot four
and five foot seven.
Tattoos on their stomachs.
Three of them had beards.
[Joseba] She saw some people
who could be a match.
For a few seconds.
[firework whistling then exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd shouting]
PAMPLONA MUNICIPAL POLICE
[keyboard clicking]
[Luca] With short, light brown hair.
When we went inside,
four of them surrounded me
and threw me to the ground.
[crowd shouting]
[dramatic music playing]
[Luca] I... I closed my eyes and submitted.
[crowd shouting]
[cheering]
Whoo!
REGIONAL POLICE
[ngel] At 8:20 in the morning,
an officer informed us
that there were four young men
with an Andalusian accent
next to a barrier.
[police radio beeping]
Who could be from Seville.
[camera shutter clicking]
They all had beards.
They were indeed from Seville.
One of them said
he was a Civil Guard officer.
[man] He was especially calm and helpful.
It was jarring.
OFFICER 829
He said there'd been a fifth person
in their group,
but they didn't know where he was.
The mismatch was
that there weren't four, but five guys.
[camera shutter clicks]
Only one had letters tattooed
on his stomach.
And, in the meantime, we had identified
two more groups of young men.
Because of all this,
it was decided to let them go.
And we immediately tried
to find the vehicle.
[upbeat music playing]
[Officer 829] Guerrero,
the Civil Guard officer,
said they had come to Pamplona
in a gold-colored Fiat Bravo.
[somber music playing]
We decided to locate it
in case the fifth person was there
so we could connect the dots.
We searched the neighborhoods.
[Joseba] We had this dark cloud
hanging over us
because something terrible had happened.
We were all very nervous.
[Officer 829] We found it.
[camera shutter clicking]
The four of them showed up.
Shortly after,
the unidentified fifth one arrived.
[camera shutter clicking]
That's when we saw the tattoo,
which we hadn't seen at the bullring.
[igo] We arrested all of them.
Because it could have been
any of them, or all five.
The victim might not have known
how many people were with her.
[camera shutter clicking]
I was just relaxing...
PROSECUTOR
...enjoying a drink, as you do on July 7th,
when a colleague called me.
He told me about what had happened.
I thought to myself, "God, five?"
And not one of them stopped
to say, "What are you doing?"
"What are we doing?"
That's what's so shocking.
[ominous music playing]
Their phones were confiscated.
Group chats were discovered
that were relevant to the investigation.
One of the chats
was called "the wolf pack."
CABEZUELO - THE POWER OF THE WOLF
LIES IN THE PACK, MAN
FRIEND 1 - WE HAVE TO GET CHLOROFORM,
ROPES, ROOFIES...
IF WE ALL WANT TO BE ABLE TO r*pe
PRENDA - GOOD MORNING
THREE AND A HALF HOURS AFTER THE CRIME
THE FIVE OF US f*cking ONE CHICK
WHAT A f*cking AMAZING TRIP
PRENDA - THERE'S A VIDEO
[woman] A few hours went by.
So, I went and met with the girl.
ANA FERNNDEZ
SOCIAL WORKER
Who has a name. I mean, she's a person.
And I took her to an apartment.
[somber music playing]
[Luca] I hadn't slept for hours.
I had the same clothes on
as when I arrived in Pamplona.
I showered.
[Ana] I suggested calling her parents.
She called them, but she couldn't do it.
She froze and started crying,
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
And, ultimately, I ended up
talking to the mother for a bit.
They'd heard about this
because it had been on TV.
They thought, "Could it be our daughter?
Could it be her?"
Of course, they found out that it was.
It was their daughter.
[news intro playing]
We begin with the news that has rocked
the start of the San Fermn festival.
What I know, but from unconfirmed sources,
is that five have been arrested.
[reporter] For the same incident?
Yes, related to the sexual as*ault.
No bail for five men accused
of sexually assaulting a woman.
[reporter] A bad start for a festival
that made
preventing sexual as*ault a priority.
[Iratxe] We're always prepared and ready,
with the hope
that we don't have to take to the streets.
But if something does happen,
we know how to organize a response.
And we activate
the sexual as*ault protocol.
JOIN THE PROTEST AT CITY HALL AT 21:00
AGAINST SEXUAL as*ault AT SAN FERMN!
RALLY TODAY. BE THERE. SPREAD THE WORD.
#SANFERMIN2016 #VIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
No sexual as*ault can go without response!
No sexual as*ault can go without response!
[Iratxe in English] It was very hot
that day.
I remember a bead of sweat
running down my back.
I remember it perfectly.
And I remember being really angry.
These acts fill us with rage and anger.
And we want to extend our warmest embrace
to the woman who suffered this as*ault.
This was after 2008,
when Nagore Laffage was m*rder*d,
also on July 7th.
[ominous music playing]
EIGHT YEARS EARLIER
[reporter 1] She is Nagore
Laffage Casasola, age 20.
[reporter 2] She was k*lled
by Jos Diego Yllanes.
[reporter 3] He was a psychiatric resident
at the hospital
where Nagore had her nursing internship.
When she refused to have sex with him,
he b*at her to death.
Let there be justice, please.
Let there be justice.
That's all.
July 7th is a very painful day for me.
I was at home when I suddenly got a call
from Pamplona...
NAGORE'S MOTHER
...saying this had happened to the girl.
I remember that I got out of bed
and went to the rally.
[crowd chanting]
To give support because they supported me.
They stood by me and I had to be there.
To support that girl.
When I was assigned the case,
I automatically thought of Nagore's case.
LAWYER FOR THE CITY
Immediately.
It was a case I had handled
on behalf of the city of Pamplona.
It's still a thorn in my side
because I don't think justice was served.
[somber piano music playing]
NO MEANS NO!
[Iratxe] Nagore's case
made us realize what was happening to us.
NO MEANS NO!
And that we had to stop it somehow.
We will continue to fight
until things change.
[crowd cheering and whistling]
AGUSTN MARTNEZ BECERRA
DEFENSE LAWYER
How are they doing?
I've only just seen my clients
and talked to them.
They're calm, they're okay. All we ask
is for a presumption of innocence.
Well, there is a video, right?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, but that's obviously
part of the proceedings.
When we see it, we'll make a statement.
[reporter] Do they admit
there was a sexual encounter?
I can't answer that.
I can't answer that.
We'll see in due course.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Luca] I don't remember that time.
I don't remember
where one day ended and another began.
I was in a complete state of shock.
[Joseba] I met with her father
at City Hall.
He was devastated when he came in.
Just completely destroyed.
He asked me, "Can you promise
that the city will see this through?"
He could already guess that not only
would the perpetrators be on trial,
but his daughter would be as well.
The 2016 Sanfermines festival has ended.
[crowd in Spanish] January 1st,
February 2nd, March 3rd, April 4th
May 5th, June 6th
July 7th, San Fermn
[in English] It's easy to identify
with the victim of the festival
because we've all been
to parties in our hometowns.
[crowd in Spanish] We're going
To Pamplona with our stockings on...
[Carlota in English] We've all
gotten drunk and hooked up.
She was just a college girl,
the same age as us,
and all she did was go party.
That's why we reacted the way we did.
But we never even thought
the story would get as big as it became.
ONE MONTH AFTER THE CRIME
REGIONAL POLICE
[ominous music playing]
PABLO DE LA FUENTE, POLICE OFFICER
NAVARRE REGIONAL POLICE
[Pablo] A phone might have 35,000 files.
One of those might be a WhatsApp file,
which could have 135,000 messages.
It's about isolating everyone's behavior
and comparing that to the videos
in order to identify who everybody is.
I dug into their lives.
It was like I traveled with them
once they left Seville.
I knew their expressions.
I knew everything.
JOURNALISAs the investigation continued,
we started to find out
more and more about them.
[Vctor] Four of them
were childhood friends
and the fifth joined them on this trip.
[Enrique] One of them was
in the Civil Guard's police academy,
about to begin active duty.
[Vctor] Cabezuelo's in the m*llitary.
Prenda had been arrested
for some soccer-related incidents.
Escudero
was a barber.
And Boza was the fifth.
He was Prenda's friend who joined later.
[Enrique] They're like a family.
What happens in the group
stays in the group.
[inaudible]
They behave as a pack.
COURTHOUSE
DEFENDANTS' STATEMENTS
- [man] Good morning.
- Good morning.
[Enrique] Everyone in this country
should know that a defendant
has the right to lie in court.
[Vctor] There's a right
to not tell the truth.
Witnesses are required to tell the truth
but the defendants are not.
We were talking about soccer
and she said, "You're so hot."
"I've never been
with someone from Seville."
So I said, "There aren't just two of us,
there's five."
She said, "I can take two or five."
"I'll take you both or all five."
Those statements
were meant to justify everything.
To say that it was the victim who incited
and encouraged and facilitated
and wanted the situation,
even though
she never mentioned five people.
We said, "You can't handle all five."
She goes, "I'm serious, I can."
She always said four.
So, she was in charge of the situation?
Yes.
[Boza] She was in charge the whole time
and told us where she wanted us.
The entire time,
she was the one calling the sh*ts.
She was enjoying it.
She probably enjoyed it more than I did.
Why do you think she reported it
if everything was consensual?
I really don't know.
Maybe it's how we left.
[Escudero] Honestly,
I think it hurt her pride.
Maybe if we took her out for a beer,
all this wouldn't have happened.
Why did you record it?
Well, to watch the recording
as if we were watching a p*rn.
Yeah, to watch ourselves in one.
[man] I didn't want to watch it.
But the judge told me,
"Watch the video and then call me."
COMMISSIONER
PAMPLONA POLICE
I watched the video
and I called the judge.
He asked me, "What do you think?"
And we both thought the same thing.
This wasn't the first time
that they had done this.
[ominous music playing]
[Pablo] On the phones,
we discovered something
that changed the course
of the investigation.
Two videos...
showing a girl in the back of a vehicle...
completely unconscious.
[moaning and struggling]
[man] This is Pozoblanco.
And this is the wolf pack.
[Pablo] They're fondling her
while bragging about their behavior.
And we don't know
who she is. You can't see her face.
I looked for any detail
that could help me identify her.
It was very difficult.
We didn't expect to solve it.
Because all we had was a dress.
I found some location metadata.
Since there were two videos,
I worked out that the car was moving
and heading somewhere.
They appeared
to be returning from partying.
So I searched
for festivals or fairs in the area.
It came up blank.
I went deeper into the metadata
and found out there was another date
of when the video was taken.
It matched a festival date.
[screaming]
TORRECAMPO, CRDOBA
MAY 1ST, 2016
[woman] I was 23 years old
and very rebellious.
I liked going out.
We met up with these guys.
There was a police officer
from Seville who was stationed there.
There was some flirting, I was single.
But that was it, nothing more.
[somber piano music playing]
I remember it was during the day.
And that's all.
One of them offered me a ride.
The m*llitary guy.
[Pablo] I analyzed more than 1,000 photos
of the Torrecampo festival.
I saw a stand
where the suspects were photographed.
And in only one of the photos,
there was a girl
who matched the girl in the dress.
She could be the victim.
I looked deeper into the photo.
It had a lot of likes.
So I went through each profile
that had liked it.
I found one I thought could be hers.
So I went for it.
[Paloma] It was early in September
when a policeman called me.
He said, "Can I send you
a still from a video?"
And it was me.
It was me.
She broke down
and said to me, "I knew it."
"No one believed me."
[somber music playing]
[Paloma] It sickened me
the way they mock me.
Molestation is one thing,
but making fun of it?
[Pablo] She remembered waking up
in the back of a car.
Half naked.
He had ordered her
to perform a sexual act.
She refused.
[Paloma] He hit me.
He threw me out of the car
and yelled, "Slut."
[car door shuts]
When I took off my dress,
I found on my inner thigh...
I found an enormous bruise.
I thought,
"They must've drugged me."
"He might've even r*ped me
and I wouldn't know."
[somber music playing]
PRENDA
FORWARDED
BOZA - MY GOD
WHAT DID YOU GIVE THAT GIRL? BURUNDANGA?
COOL
At that time, our laws stated
that if someone dr*gs you
or gets you drunk
until you pass out and lose control,
there is no sexual as*ault.
That's called sexual abuse.
It doesn't matter
if there's penetration or not.
FRIEND 2 - IS SHE DEAD OR WHAT?
PRENDA - HE JUST f*cked SLEEPING BEAUTY
[interviewer] So if a woman is drugged
and r*ped by 40 men, it isn't r*pe?
[Elena] No.
To be sexual as*ault, there needs
to be v*olence and intimidation.
[Paloma] I kept my tights,
I kept my dress.
I kept everything.
The police asked
if I would report it. And I said,
"Of course I'm going to report it."
[Pablo] We delivered the report.
Not 20 minutes had gone by
before all the details were in the press.
[reporter 1] Another unexpected twist
for the defense.
[reporter 2] Four of the five defendants
allegedly abused another young woman.
[reporter 3] We're dealing
with a g*ng of sexual predators.
[reporter 4] They think they have impunity
because they've done this before
and nobody's reported them.
A CRIMINAL g*ng DEDICATED TO RAPING WOMEN
HOW MANY WOMEN HAVE THEY r*ped?
WE HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE FACES
OF THESE SADISTIC RAPISTS
[woman] A year passed before the trial.
And during that year,
Agustn Martnez Becerra,
one of the defense lawyers,
knew he had to bring
the fight to the media
because he knew he had
to fight public opinion.
The images are open to interpretation.
Not a single act of v*olence
appears in the images.
We don't see anything
that shows this was r*pe.
He knows that by being there...
JOURNALIS...he can sow a seed of doubt
and let it grow.
[interviewer] Do you think
the victim is lying?
I'm convinced she is.
[interviewer] You think she's lying?
But the psychologists don't.
There is no stereotype,
throughout history,
that's been more persistent
than that of women as liars.
As manipulative.
All I can tell you
is that the girl is not telling the truth.
I AGREE WITH THE LAWYER...
THESE PEOPLE ARE INNOCENT...
LAWYER AGUSTN MARTNEZ IS RIGHT.
THERE'S BEEN ENOUGH MANIPULATION.
[reporter] There's six victims
in this situation.
Whether they're guilty
or she's guilty, there are six victims.
The wolf pack's lawyer got what he wanted,
for us to focus on the victim
rather than the defendants.
Agustn Martnez, Prenda's lawyer.
Good morning.
- Good morning, Agustn.
- [Agustn] Good morning.
- Good evening, Agustn.
- Good evening.
[Requena] For a defense lawyer
to be given such a large platform...
It doesn't make sense.
[Luca] Whenever I went out,
I was always thinking about it.
I'd be at a party and start crying.
Nightmares, sleepless nights.
Having to take pills.
When we first met
face to face, it was like...
IZASKUN GARTZARON
SUPPORT OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME
She was just a child. Just a kid.
She was not doing well at all.
[TV playing in background]
[Luca] I watched the news
because I needed to find an answer
for everything that had happened.
Sometimes I'd be crying
until 6:00 in the morning.
Because I couldn't stop.
SHE'S LYING
SINCE WHEN DOES A RESPECTABLE WOMAN
GO INTO A DARK CORNER WITH FIVE STRANGERS?
[reporter] For the very first time on TV,
we're about to hear from one
of the young men's family members.
- Do you believe your cousin is innocent?
- Yes, of course.
[woman] I want everyone to know
that I don't care
what awful things they write
about my brother and his friends
because we know for sure they're innocent.
They positioned themselves
as martyrs in this trial.
THEY'RE ONLY IN PRISON
BECAUSE OF SOCIAL PRESSURES
#MAINSTREAMLYNCHING
#NATIONALSHAME
MAYBE THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN
[Luca] I got used
to thinking I'd be kidnapped.
I told my mother and my friends,
"If I suddenly disappear, that's why."
[Izaskun] I think her parents felt
like they were losing her.
The mother would say,
"We don't recognize her."
"I don't know if she can take it."
"I don't know what her breaking point is."
[crowd cheering]
[woman] Women of Pamplona!
Men of Pamplona!
Viva San Fermn!
[crowd] Viva!
[woman] Viva San Fermn!
[crowd cheering]
[Luca] I'd always been a good student.
But I couldn't focus.
So I quit.
The media didn't want to talk
about sexual v*olence or assaults.
And instead of talking
about why this happened,
they turned the whole case into a circus.
A neighbor was heading into number five.
The young men took advantage
and snuck into the building.
[reporter] They analyzed every detail
of Prenda's handwriting.
The handwriting indicates
that Prenda was very anxious writing this.
- Really?
- Yes.
[reporter 2] It's the wolf pack's code.
[Enrique] The media created a spectacle
that polarized the public.
You either believed her
or you believed them.
Sexism kills so many people
in this country.
And the campaigns to lynch these people
who are being tried in court are terrible.
You are judging this lady
three times over.
- The hypocrisy is unbelievable.
- A jury is judging her.
Do you think it was r*pe
or consensual sex?
Vote here for r*pe,
here for consensual sex.
This is crazy!
Don't you think this is completely sexist?
...the importance of this audio
as the trial approaches.
There's no proof!
[reporters speaking over one another]
SIXTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE CRIME
They decided to hold the trial
behind closed doors,
but with some extra precautions
that I'd never heard of before.
They covered the windows.
But we could tell
the restrictions wouldn't be enough.
Good morning.
[suspenseful music playing]
[reporter] Agustn.
Good morning.
We'll talk about that in court,
but not now.
My job is to avoid the press
if they're in front of the courthouse.
We're not American prosecutors
who talk to the press about the case.
That's not how we do things.
So I went through the back
because I wasn't going
to make a statement.
[reporter 1] Will your clients
plead not guilty?
Yes, of course.
- [reporter 2] Thank you.
- Thank you.
Honestly, the media
didn't pay much attention to me.
So I went pretty unnoticed.
JESS PREZ AND JUAN CANALES
DEFENSE LAWYERS
BACAICOA AND MORN
VICTIM'S LAWYERS
No statements right now.
[Requena] Exactly one month
before the trial,
the "Me Too" movement
broke out in the United States.
Everyone was talking about it.
This was the trial
that marked a turning point
for how we treat
and understand sexual v*olence in Spain.
[police radio beeps]
[Beortegui] Part of our job
is escorting the victims.
It was more complicated in this case
due to the harassment
she received from all sides.
We picked her up and changed cars.
[somber music playing]
We made sure we weren't followed.
We're talking about a young person
in a situation she doesn't want to be in.
We went through the back
to protect her from the cameras.
COURTROOM 102
When I saw her going in alone,
I don't think she was aware
of what was coming.
It's a hostile environment.
Facing three judges dressed in black.
It's not easy.
[Luca] On July 6th,
a friend and I arrived in Pamplona.
I sat on a bench
and a guy was sitting there.
He asked, "Did you come on your own?"
And I said, "No, no. I came with a friend,
but she's sleeping in the car."
And just like that, he was laughing
and talking about soccer.
He was with his friends.
I told them
I was going to rest in the car.
And they said, "Okay, we'll go with you."
We went to a hotel.
I heard one of them
give an employee a number and a name.
And the guy from the hotel said,
"You don't have a room."
SECURITY CAMERA
3:07 A.M.
The guy I'd been walking with
the whole time
put his arm around my shoulder
and around my hips.
And I was starting
to feel a bit uncomfortable.
Then they kind of veered off
to the left, towards a doorway.
[ominous music playing]
One of them came closer to kiss me.
And I didn't lean back.
I thought it was just going
to be a kiss and that's it.
While we were kissing,
one of them said, "Let's go, let's go."
PROSECUTOR
[Elena] You said two of them grabbed you
and pushed you through a doorway.
[Luca] Yes.
[footsteps sound]
One of them was grabbing my waist
and pulling down my leggings.
I closed my eyes.
And whenever I opened them,
all I could see were tattoos
and skin.
All I could hear
was the odd laugh here and there.
And I remember one of them saying,
"Dude, dude, it's my turn."
I was just completely in shock.
I wanted it to be over.
I closed my eyes to make it all go away.
To be over quicker.
What do so many women,
thousands of women, do every day?
Exactly that.
Succumb. Get it over with
as quickly as possible,
and, in many cases,
never tell anyone about it.
SECURITY CAMERA
3:27 A.M.
[Luca] They left one by one.
I got dressed.
And then I realized they stole my phone.
I started crying.
I was crying really hard.
And I sat down on a bench.
I was devastated.
A couple came up to me and said,
"Calm down, don't cry. What happened?"
[police sirens sound]
[Elena] To conclude, did you at any point
consent to what happened?
[Luca] No.
[Izaskun] We were sitting with the family
in an adjacent room.
Her parents and aunt
were having a very difficult time.
To sit there for hours
without knowing how it's going
or how she's doing.
[Agustn] At any point did you hear them
say that they wanted to get a hotel room?
Specifically, a room "to f*ck in"?
[Luca] No.
But I figured
they'd be looking for a room.
Four people sleeping in a car
would be uncomfortable.
[Agustn] Is it not also true, I repeat,
that you were already engaged in foreplay,
kissing, as you said,
while all of you
were waiting to get into the lobby?
[Luca] No.
We have preconceived ideas
about many things.
Among them is the idea
of how a victim should behave.
What do you expect? You expect a victim
to be crying, falling apart.
But she was a 20-year-old girl.
Young, likable, outgoing.
So how does she act
during the trial? The way she is.
[Agustn] Allow me to digress,
but is that how you usually sit?
[Luca] Excuse me?
It's the most comfortable.
Maybe it's not the best way
for me to sit right now.
[Agustn] Okay.
When the sexual relations began,
were you, if I may ask, aroused?
[Luca] I don't remember,
no, I don't know.
I'd been kissing one of them,
but I wasn't that into it.
[Agustn] If I understand correctly,
you were sufficiently lubricated
to maintain sexual relations.
[Asun] Victims get questioned.
"Why did she go? Why did she kiss him?"
Nagore went to his house.
And there were people who asked me,
"But why did she go?"
Because she wanted to.
That doesn't give them
the right to k*ll you.
[Agustn] But you didn't resist
or try to run away?
[Luca] No.
Why didn't Nagore just give in?
She would be alive.
EIGHT YEARS EARLIER IN THE SAME COURTROOM
[judge] Good morning. You're Mrs. Asun
Casasola Pardo, Nagore's mother?
During Nagore's case,
the judge asked the jury
if they wanted to ask me any questions.
[judge] Does the jury have any questions?
They're asking if Nagore was a flirt.
That's what the jury asked me.
Who were they judging in that room?
[Judge Ricardo] In what way
did you indicate to them
that you were in a state of shock
and that you hadn't consented
to sexual intercourse?
[Luca] I didn't talk.
I didn't do anything.
I submitted and kept my eyes closed.
[Judge Ricardo] In any case,
you clearly did not suffer
any pain during the episode.
No, I'm not making a statement.
[reporter] Are you happy
with how her statement went?
Look at my face.
[somber music playing]
[man 1] There was consent.
[man 2] Correct.
[man 3] No, no. If she didn't say,
"Yes," there wasn't consent.
[woman 1] If she said, "Yes,"
then changed her mind, it's over.
[man 4] It's not so clear-cut.
We should know more about her.
[woman 2] A private detective's report
discredited the young woman
and has turned the case upside down.
It provides proof she wasn't affected
by the alleged incident.
Those detectives had followed her
to her town's swimming pool.
They photographed her at a restaurant
having dinner with her family.
Not just at home,
at school, in her everyday life,
but they also went
through her social media.
I submitted just one picture
that the victim posted
on Instagram very recently.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DROP YOUR PANTIES
[somber music playing]
[Luca] It's a T-shirt with a quote
from a TV show, Super Shore,
that my friends and I wore that summer.
[Carlota] How can one photo
that I post on Instagram
be used to judge
whether I've been assaulted or not?
[Luca] I didn't want anyone
connecting me to the case
because I never identified myself.
I wasn't going to post myself crying
so everyone could ask,
"What happened to her?"
I carried on like normal.
And normal is uploading party photos.
[Carlota] I had the feeling
that we were in a generational debate.
It was basically 60-year-olds
judging what 20-year-olds were doing.
[reporter] The same judge who accepted
the private detective's report
about the victim's life after the incident
has rejected messages the suspects
sent each other days before the incident.
[Cabezuelo] Man,
wouldn't it be great if all five of us
f*cked a fat girl together at San Fermn?
I much prefer that
over f*cking some hottie on my own.
COURTHOUSE
[Pablo] The court only allowed
the WhatsApp messages
sent on the night of the incident.
[reporter] ...in this proceeding,
so that they can't say later on
that a constitutional right
had been violated
which could lead to an annulment.
I DO BELIEVE YOU, SISTER
I DO BELIEVE YOU!
SISTER, I DO BELIEVE YOU
[Carlota] So we decided
to hold a rally for the girl
because we thought, "Damn,
what must she be going through?"
We refused to let her go through this.
We put on the permit
that it was an urgent request
and that about 2,000 people
would be there.
SISTER, I DO BELIEVE YOU
I remember being on the subway
and seeing a lot
of very young people carrying signs.
[crowd chanting in Spanish] No means no!
Anything else is r*pe!
I do believe you!
I do believe you! I do believe you!
[in English] The police told me,
"There's 20,000 people here
and there's even more coming."
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
I do believe you! I do believe you!
I do believe you! I do believe you!
No means no! Anything else is r*pe!
SISTER, I DO BELIEVE YOU
[in English] I turned
to my friend and said,
"I can't be the one
who organized this rally."
"I'm going to get in trouble."
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
Don't just watch us! Join us!
[Carlota in English] It was
a small street. We couldn't stay there.
Then some older ladies arrived,
and they said, "In the '70s,
we did something called feminist pushes."
"When there were too many of us,
we kept pushing forward."
"No permits."
The case was yet another drop
in a much larger river.
THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
#IBELIEVEYOU
A rally that started
just after 7:30 this evening
is protesting the latest convictions
related to sexual offenses.
[reporter] The court acquitted them
as she had intended to be sexually used
by her attackers.
The court found that she had not resisted.
[reporter 1] One of the most famous cases
of sexual as*ault
was when it was determined
that the victim's miniskirt
provoked the accused.
[reporter 2] Three families will never
be the same after November 13th.
[reporter 3] Three teenagers
were brutally m*rder*d
after being tortured and r*ped.
57 WOMEN m*rder*d
JUSTICE!
SISTER, I DO BELIEVE YOU
[melancholic music playing]
[reporter 1] Nineteen-year-old
Roco Wanninkhof
disappeared on her way back home
in Cala de Mijas.
[reporter 2] The body found yesterday
is that of a young girl, Sonia Carabantes.
Her body was partially naked.
[reporter 3] Sandra was r*ped,
run over, and b*rned alive.
[reporter 4] Police in Seville
are investigating the disappearance
of 17-year-old Marta del Castillo.
[reporter 5] The search
is still on for Diana,
an 18-year-old girl from Madrid.
She went out with her friends
and never came home.
No one here reacts unless you're dead.
No one. No journalists,
no judges, no police. No one.
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
I do believe you! I do believe you!
ON MY WAY HOME I WANT TO BE FREE,
NOT BRAVE
[in English] This must stop now.
And if they won't stop it, we will.
[crowd chanting in Spanish] Here we are!
We don't r*pe! Here we are! We don't r*pe!
[in English] There was a shared sense
of why we were there
and that it was important.
It was a message
for her and for all women.
It could be any of us.
[Elena] The videos last 96 seconds.
All we had to prove was what happened
in that one minute and thirty-six seconds.
Obviously, a lot more happened
that night than what's come to light.
[Pablo] What's in the videos?
They're videos...
of five people
treating a woman like an object.
[Vctor] The victim appears trapped.
Huddled, frightened, her eyes are closed.
[Elena] She doesn't say a single word.
Nothing. Not one.
Whereas the interaction
between the men is obvious.
[Pablo] When addressing the victim,
they use commands.
And they talk about taking turns.
[Vctor] You sense
the utter contempt they have for her.
The laughter.
[Elena] I see a woman
in a state of complete submission.
Controlled, seized, restrained.
[Pablo] At one point, the victim groans.
And one of them says,
"Dude, this isn't funny."
Well, at least one of them
seemed displeased
with the overall performance.
And just like that,
the recording was over.
They shocked me, yes. Definitely.
[reporter] Please stand on this mark.
I haven't spoken before.
DEFENSE LAWYER
As you're aware,
we haven't spoken to the press.
But for the first time,
because I think it's important,
I want to tell you that today,
it's been proven, 100 percent,
at least, that's how we understand it,
that the sex was entirely consensual.
This, according to our two experts,
one of whom watched the videos.
[Pablo] The fact that anyone
could view this as sex
between six consenting adults,
I think anyone interpreting the video
that way has a problem.
[Beortegui] There's no partying going on.
There's one person suffering
and there's others who are abusing her.
[Elena] Do you recall saying
she was the one calling the sh*ts
- during the encounter?
- [Boza] Yes.
[Elena] Do you still think that
or have you changed your mind?
[Boza] Okay. Well maybe,
"calling the sh*ts"
was the wrong way of putting it.
I maintain that she was participating
and we were participating with her.
- [Elena] Did you talk?
- [Guerrero] Not much.
- [Elena] Did she talk?
- [Guerrero] Not much.
[Boza] She never said "No" or "Stop."
They went from, "She gave the orders
and told us what to do"
to, "Because she didn't say no,
we took that as a yes."
[Prenda] We left one by one.
Once we ejaculated, we left.
[Elena] Why'd you take her phone?
[Guerrero] A mistake. Greed.
If everything was consensual
and everyone had a great time,
why leave her there, half naked,
abandoned, and steal her phone?
That makes no sense.
I've always had the feeling
that they didn't see what they were doing
as anything serious.
Gentlemen, lights on.
ONE HOUR AFTER THE CRIME
Let's get some sleep.
Let's get some sleep
because yesterday, in a lobby...
[Requena] They probably had an idea
of what a stereotypical r*pist is
and didn't see themselves that way.
They said themselves,
"We were experiencing
a kind of p*rn movie together."
[dramatic music playing]
[reporter 1] Thousands have searched
p*rn sites for the wolf pack's video.
[reporter 2] Eleven and twelve-year-old
boys have access to p*rn.
How can any child process what that means?
[reporter 3] Through p*rn,
boys and girls are receiving messages
about what it means
to be a man and a woman.
[reporter 4] ...where the woman
is something to be used.
[reporter 5] Men
are being taught to insist
and that "no" or silence mean nothing.
[reporter 6] The problem
is the lack of sex education,
either at school or at home.
[reporter 7] p*rn is a reflection
of the underlying values in our society.
[Iratxe] They've been portrayed
as monsters.
As people we know nothing about.
Because no one wants the assailant
to be their brother, father, or cousin.
No one wants to admit
the aggressor is one of their own.
But he is.
[reporter 1] It's the last two days
of the wolf pack trial.
[reporter 2] The prosecutor
has been convincing and decisive,
dismantling all
of the defense's arguments.
[reporter 3] One lawyer
said the woman was pressured
by first responders
to report the incident.
[reporter 4] According to another,
she reported them
because they had pictures of her.
[reporter 5] Martnez Becerra said
that while the defendants may be idiotic,
moronic, childish jerks,
they are good sons.
They're good sons.
They have a relationship.
May I?
They have...
They have... They have great
familial relationships.
Now, their behavior, their attitudes,
probably leaves a lot to be desired.
But we're not here
to judge them by their ethics.
[Elena] We're not here to judge
if people are good or bad.
These could be five people
who lead a normal life,
be good friends, be good sons,
but who have committed a criminal act.
Last day. Can you comment
on the closing arguments?
The closing arguments were made
and we hope a fair verdict
will be reached soon.
That's all we can ask for.
[somber music playing]
[Requena] After the trial was over,
I was walking through a park.
I found myself thinking
about a lot of the things
talked about during the trial.
Like, what is fear? What is intimidation?
I thought of my friends.
And I thought
about all the sexual v*olence
we'd experienced firsthand.
[Elena] I'm obviously
quite a bit older than the victim.
I come from a generation
where you had to always watch out.
Don't go that way. Don't go alone.
As if it were your fault
if you didn't take sufficient precautions,
when actually the problem is that no one
should be sexually assaulting you.
[Carlota] I don't want to be brave.
I don't want to feel like a heroine
because I went out to walk my dog
at 2:00 in the morning
and nothing happened to me.
Or the typical messages
in your group texts, "I'm home."
And everyone else replies "I'm home, too."
[Requena] This trial was not only
about how we talk about these events,
but also about reclaiming a way of life
where we don't have to be scared
about going out and coming home,
or scared of getting drunk,
or scared of the person
we take home with us.
[Joseba] It hurts
because when my son goes out,
it's, "Have fun. Don't get into a fight."
But when my daughter goes out, I tell her,
"Have fun. Be careful where you're going."
And that's not fair.
[smacks lips]
It's not fair.
Once the trial ended, the family felt
like they'd done what they needed to do.
They were like, "We made it,
the hardest part is over."
[suspenseful music playing]
They just had to wait.
[Luca] They told me to push forward.
That if I felt like crying, I should cry.
If I felt like screaming, scream.
That I should try and lead a normal life.
So, I tried to.
[Paloma] Once her trial was over,
it was just a matter of waiting
to see if the courts believed her.
I was a bundle of nerves
because I thought to myself, "Oh my God."
The case was all over the headlines.
And I thought, "I'm next."
PRESS ROOM
[reporter 1] In a few hours, we will
find out the verdict of this huge case.
[reporter 2] Abuse or as*ault?
For it to be as*ault,
commonly referred to as "r*pe,"
there needs to be proof
of v*olence or intimidation.
If not, it's only abuse.
[camera shutters click]
EIGHT YEARS EARLIER
I hope that justice prevails
today in that courtroom.
And we can finally rest.
I hope they use the word "m*rder."
I wanted to hear "m*rder"
in Nagore's case.
[reporter] He b*at her for two hours
and he didn't turn himself in.
He tried to get rid of the body
by dismembering her.
A jury has declared
that Jos Diego Yllanes
is guilty of manslaughter,
not m*rder, in the Nagore Laffage case.
[reporter] They found
that she mistakenly believed
he was trying to r*pe her
and that when she threatened
to report him, he lost control.
I can't believe what we've all just heard.
They only believed his version.
I DO BELIEVE YOU
Eight years later, and given how unfairly
the courts had treated Nagore,
I thought this girl would get justice.
I was convinced
the verdict would be "r*pe."
[tense music playing]
[reporter] Remember,
the defense is looking for an acquittal,
while the prosecution
is seeking a sentence
between 22 and 25 years in jail.
There were three judges.
The president of the court
was the one reading the decision.
We now turn our coverage to the courtroom.
[reporter] I'm told
the president has been seated.
The court has ruled
that this public hearing
be held for the reading of the verdict.
I will proceed
with the reading of the verdict.
We must and we do convict
Jos ngel Prenda Martnez
for his guilt
in committing repeated sexual abuse.
[inhales sharply]
My worst fears were realized.
Antonio Manuel Guerrero Escudero,
sexual abuse with undue advantage.
Sexual abuse and not r*pe,
what a disgrace.
[president] Sentenced
to nine years in prison.
Nine years?
We must and we do acquit him
of the following offenses.
Repeated sexual as*ault.
[Asun] I couldn't believe it.
It was a huge blow for me.
It was one of the biggest shocks
I've had since Nagore's m*rder.
This ends the public reading
of the verdict.
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
It's not abuse! It's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
[reporter in English] Are you happy?
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
It's not abuse! It's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
[shouting and whistling]
[in English] What really hurt the victim
wasn't the legal classification.
It was the dissenting vote
and what that opinion reflected.
This is Judge Ricardo Gonzlez
of the Court in Navarre.
He's the judge
who issued a dissenting opinion,
calling for the acquittal
of the five young men.
According to Gonzlez,
it was sex among strangers
in an atmosphere of revelry and festivity.
[reporter] "The victim's gestures,
expressions, and sounds
suggest sexual arousal."
He was the only one
who addressed the victim
and told her,
"Clearly, you did not feel pain."
[TV playing in background]
[woman] They were at home in their kitchen
when they heard about the verdict.
TERESA HERMIDA
VICTIM'S CURRENT LAWYER
The girl broke down.
Her father broke down.
Her mother said,
"We can't leave it like this."
"We have to keep going."
[crowds chanting in Spanish]
It's not abuse! It's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
It's not abuse, it's r*pe!
I do believe you! I do believe you!
I do believe you! I do believe you!
I do believe you! I do believe you!
I do believe you! I do believe you!
You're not alone!
We're your wolf pack! You're not alone!
[chanting continues]
[reporter 1 in English] The outrage
continues.
[reporter 2] There's been rallies
every day since the verdict.
[reporter 3] There's been huge protests
for weeks.
TRENDING WORLDWIDE
2 #WOLFPACK
3 #IDOBELIEVEYOU
4 #NOMEANSNO
Her mother came to a rally with me.
She cried so much.
So much to think that all this support
was for her daughter.
[crowd chanting in Spanish] Drunk or alone
I want to get home safe!
Drunk or alone, I want to get home safe!
[Izaskun in English] She felt
incredibly empowered
seeing so many people say,
"We believe you."
[crowd chanting in Spanish]
You're not alone! We're your wolf pack!
[Paloma in English] When you see
so many women and men say they believe you
that's so important
for the victim to hear.
It was like as if it were for me.
Sister, I do believe you.
I do believe you.
Sister, I do believe you.
I believe you too.
I do believe you
I DO BELIEVE YOU
SISTER, I DO BELIEVE YOU
I DO BELIEVE YOU
I DO BELIEVE YOU
INTIMIDATED?
GUILTY!
Suddenly, I realized...
CRISTINA FALLARS
WRITER AND JOURNALISI realized
that we had to tell our stories.
That it wasn't enough
to go out onto the streets and protest.
I thought, "This is it."
"This is the moment."
I wrote the hashtag, "Tell your story."
WE'RE HERE FOR THE WOMEN WHO CAN'T BE
We must talk about as*ault and r*pe.
These stories have been stolen from us.
We must piece it together
so others recognize it. Tell your story.
[woman 1] I went out for a run
one afternoon
when a man appeared
behind a trash can, masturbating.
Tell your story.
[woman 2] Tell your story.
A construction worker yelled
that if we weren't little girls,
he'd r*pe us.
Nobody around us reacted.
[woman 3] Only we know that feeling
of being alone in the street,
feeling footsteps behind us
and our hearts starting to race.
Tell your story.
All over Spain,
demonstrators took to the streets
to reject what, they say,
was a far too lenient sentence.
[reporter 1 in Italian] Immediately after,
protests broke out in streets in Spain.
[reporter 2 in Portuguese] Protests,
outcry, and outrage.
[reporter 3 in French] Political parties
have criticized the sentence.
[reporter 4 in German] More protests
are to be expected over the weekend.
[reporter 5 in English] People in Spain
are outraged at the outcome of a case
that's become Spain's "Me Too" movement.
COPENHAGEN
[crowd chanting] We stand with her!
We stand with her!
LONDON
ROME
LISBON
[crowd chanting in Spanish] Don't worry
We're your wolf pack!
SYDNEY
[in English] I believe
this channeled things women have felt
but kept quiet about for millennia.
[reporter] Hashtag #TellYourStory
has over 230,000 tweets.
[woman 1] I was on a three-month contract
and my boss told me he wouldn't renew it
if I didn't sleep with him.
I was out three months later.
The entire time I was harassed.
Tell your story.
[woman 2] When I was 11 years old,
one of my teachers abused me.
I'm telling you now because 16 years ago
I didn't have the courage.
Tell your story.
#TELLYOURSTORY
[Cristina] It was like a living being,
made up of the voices
of millions of women.
It took on a life of its own.
[woman 1] A classmate
put my hand on his penis.
I yelled, "What's wrong with you?"
I let it go as if it were a joke.
Out of fear and shame,
I never brought it up.
Tell your story.
[woman 2] Thirteen years old.
A man pushed me against a wall.
He licked me, touched me. I shook.
I put it out of my mind.
Until today. Tell your story.
[Cristina] It's so difficult
to tell others.
Because before you can tell
anybody else about how they r*ped you,
you have to tell yourself.
And if you do, you fall apart.
[woman 1] I wake up scared
when my duvet falls off at night.
The same thing happened when I was little.
The man who was supposed to love me
the most would throw it on the floor.
That's where it all began.
Tell your story.
[woman 2] I was 15.
The boy I liked invited me to a party.
He pressured me into drinking liquor.
And he took advantage and r*ped me.
Eight years go by.
Sometimes I see him and he smiles.
Tell your story.
[woman 3] "No, please, no,"
I repeated while being r*ped.
When I regained consciousness later,
I was in the street alone, crying in pain.
When I told people,
they said, "Stop exaggerating."
I kept quiet until now,
but I won't any longer.
Tell your story.
[woman 4] When I was 17...
[women's voices continue]
[woman 5] I wrote
and deleted my story three times
because I still don't know
how to describe it.
I will someday.
TWENTY-THREE MONTHS AFTER THE CRIME
PAMPLONA PRISON I
[reporter 1] They were released
at six o'clock.
All five members
of the wolf pack are out on bail.
[reporter 2] The five convicts will be out
until their appeal is heard.
[man] Go, guys! Hey, hey! Hey!
[car stutters]
[woman] Sons of b*tches! I hope you crash!
Bastards! Rapists!
Sons of b*tches! Bastards!
m*llitary PRISON, MADRID
[woman] Here he is, the policeman.
[car honking]
Please, can we talk?
[reporter 1] All five
are returning to Seville.
On Monday, they'll report
to the nearest courthouse.
[reporter 2] They'll report
three times a week.
SEVILLE
COURTHOUSE
Do you maintain your innocence?
[woman] You're shameless! Swine!
Why did you take her phone?
Why did you remove
the memory card from her phone?
Thoughts on all the rallies happening?
Do you want to apologize?
[woman] Son of a bitch!
Bastard!
- Do you maintain your innocence?
- Of course.
[reporter 1] Since the wolf pack verdict,
the Minister of Justice has proposed
a review of what constitutes sexual abuse
and sexual as*ault.
The commission that will review
the treatment of sexual offenses
in the penal code
is made up of only men.
Twenty men whose average age is over 67.
It's a difficult way to solve a problem
that mostly affects women.
[dramatic music playing]
[Requena] When the court provided us
with the judgment,
we realized there was a problem.
It contained a code
where you could access the full judgment,
which had the victim's
personal information.
XXX XXX IS THE NAME OF THE SLUWHO REPORTED THE WOLF PACK
I JUST UPLOADED THE PHOTOS
OF THE GIRL TO XXX
[Izaskun] There was a part of society
that was disappointed with the verdict.
The far right, deniers, and followers
of the "joyous homemade p*rn" theory.
THE MASS MEDIA MADE UP
THE SAN FERMN STORY
THE POZOBLANCO STORY IS FAKE TOO
[Requena] I think what's happened
in recent years
has a lot to do
with very significant advancements
in feminist
and LGBTQ+ rights and discourse.
There's been a conservative backlash.
#TELLYOURSTORY. MESSAGE TO FEMINAZIS.
WHY DO YOU HATE MEN SO MUCH?
RESENTFUL b*tches #TELLYOURSTORY
#IDONTBELIEVEYOU
We already know you don't believe us.
Don't worry. We're very aware of that.
And that's the problem.
WHY DON'T THE FAMILIES AND GIRLFRIENDS
OF THESE GUYS GET TOGETHER
AND b*at HER UNTIL THEY PARALYZE HER?
[Luca] I couldn't believe it.
I could not understand why on earth
those people would come to my house.
It made me so anxious.
She couldn't deal with it anymore.
And left Spain.
[somber music playing]
[reporter] Four of the group's members
are also awaiting trial
for the alleged abuse
of a woman in Pozoblanco.
[Paloma] I'd see them everywhere.
I thought, "I'm going crazy."
I decided to give an interview
so she could see my support somehow.
Someone sent me a link
where you can see
the two of them touching my breast.
And then this so-called "journalist"
had the balls to tell me
he did it to raise awareness in society.
Raise awareness about what?
I knew it was me. Everyone knew it was me.
It was just one thing after another.
I had anxiety att*cks.
I couldn't even think about sex.
I didn't even want
to remember that I'm a woman.
I was disgusted with myself.
I lost a ton of weight
and was feeling terrible.
There came a point when I said,
"I don't think I can get through this."
"I don't want to go on."
I thought, "f*ck it."
COURTHOUSE
The mayor called me. It's the only time
I've ever talked to him.
He asked if we'll appeal.
And I said, "Of course."
The first step was appealing
to the Superior Court
of Justice of Navarra.
[Vctor] But the court
confirmed the verdict of sexual abuse.
[reporter 1] The Navarre Superior Court's
confirmation of the sentencing
has led to reactions
from judicial and political circles.
[reporter 2] Protesters are taking
to the streets again.
[crowd chanting]
[somber piano music playing]
[Teresa] When she returned
a few months later,
she'd grown up a little and was stronger.
I DO BELIEVE YOU
[Luca] No one should feel bad
about drinking,
talking to people at a party,
going home alone, or wearing a miniskirt.
We must be the change we want in society.
She decided to keep going,
to keep fighting.
At that point, she was the one
who had the strength to say,
"This isn't over."
Our last route was
through the Supreme Court.
[reporter] After almost three years,
the wolf pack case
may be on its way
to the Supreme Court today.
[crowd chanting in Spanish] This is not
An isolated case!
[reporter in English] This hearing
is to see if there was intimidation
which would classify it as sexual as*ault.
The Supreme Court is a very serious place
few people have access to.
The courtroom's intimidating.
Everything is.
SUPREME COURThe Supreme Court was our last chance.
ISABEL RODRGUEZ
SUPREME COURT PROSECUTOR
The prosecution has the floor.
There is no evidence
that the victim consented
or agreed to have sex.
No proof that the assailants
asked the victim to have sex with them.
Given the situation,
the victim,
according to facts in evidence,
felt intensely overwhelmed and anxious,
causing her to enter
a state of shock and submission.
Not consent, submission and passivity.
The five defendants
were of a strong physical build.
Victims cannot be required
to act in a dangerously heroic manner.
If you'll allow me to read verbatim
some of the phrases
the Court of Navarre used
regarding the victim.
"Used like an object."
"Frightened and subjugated."
"Cried out in pain."
"The accused had a sex spree
after they had ambushed the victim."
Based on all these facts,
one can only conclude
that intimidation did exist,
in fact, very serious intimidation.
First of all, we must state
that we've not had a fair trial
during these proceedings.
We've not had a trial
with full constitutional guarantees.
What did the plaintiff have to do?
Just say, "No."
An emblematic phrase that has been used,
that has practically become a slogan.
"No means no."
And we can't help
but share this expression.
Of course, no means no.
But for it to mean "no,"
you have to say, "no."
Finally, Your Honor, we want to...
to thank...
thank the court...
on my behalf,
for the attention we've been granted.
All that remains
is for this illustrious court,
Your Excellencies, to acknowledge
the accuseds' innocence. Thank you.
[judge] Thank you, counsel.
The hearing is adjourned.
Judgment is now pending.
SEVILLE
These could be your final hours
as a free man, are you nervous?
ngel, are you confident in the court?
Do you think you'll go free?
Do you feel calm?
Shortly after we'd finished,
I got a call from the Supreme Court.
And they told me.
And the decision went viral.
[reporter 1] The Supreme Court agrees
with the protesters.
It's not abuse, it's r*pe.
[reporter 2] It was r*pe.
There was intimidation.
The victim did not give consent.
[reporter 3] Fifteen years in prison
for each of the accused.
[hopeful music playing]
TODAY, SPAIN IS A TINY BIT FAIRER
#IDOBELIEVEYOU
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS
READING ALL THE HAPPY TWEETS
#IDOBELIEVEYOU #JUSTICE
All we could do was cry.
It was just a huge relief.
Finally, after everything
we'd gone through.
I CRIED TEARS OF JOY
AFTER THREE YEARS OF PENT-UP RAGE
THANKS, SURVIVOR, FOR YOUR STRENGTH,
AND FOR HOLDING ON UNTIL THE END
YOU MADE US ALL FREER
#IDOBELIEVEYOU
And to her,
I just want to say, "Thank you."
Truly, thank you.
She changed our lives.
IT WAS r*pe
THE WOLF PACK IS GUILTY
IT WAS r*pe
IT WAS AND IS r*pe.
IT'S NOT ABUSE. IT'S r*pe.
WE BELIEVED YOU
[Teresa] I was with her
when they called us on the phone.
It was wonderful.
We all just cried and hugged each other.
[Vctor] We really had to fight.
But, against all odds,
we managed to get one person justice.
We aren't happy
because someone has to go to prison.
Going to prison is terrible.
But you have to answer for your actions.
I feel like I failed.
I probably shouldn't say this in public,
but I feel like I failed.
This isn't about winning or losing.
No one wins here.
It was a defeat
for society because it happened.
CITY COURTHOUSE
CRDOBA
[Paloma] And then the time came
for my trial.
I was well aware of everything
that was going to happen to me,
both psychologically and legally.
I have a lot of tattoos,
so I covered them up.
[reporter] Four wolf pack members
have been sentenced to 18 months in prison
for sexually abusing
a woman from Pozoblanco.
This'll be added
to the 15 years they're serving
for the r*pe at the Sanfermines festival.
[Paloma] You learn to live with it.
And once you learn to live with it,
you go back to a stable life again.
I even met somebody.
I got married.
I'm going to be a mother.
And life goes on.
[Asun] Every July 1st, I put together
a proper tribute for Nagore.
WE WON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU
ONLY YES MEANS YES!
JAVIER LAFFAGE
NAGORE'S BROTHER
[woman] Nagore, we are here today
in your absence,
and because of your absence,
to give you the voice and words
that Jos Diego Yllanes took from you
fourteen years ago.
[applause]
[somber music playing]
[reporter 1] Three years ago,
the trial of the g*ng r*pe
committed by the wolf pack of Pamplona
sparked outcries
for the law to be changed.
[reporter 2] The new
"only yes means yes" law
focuses on consent.
The term "abuse" has been dropped.
All crimes against sexual freedom
are now as*ault, including drugging.
[reporter 3] Following controversy
in reforms to avoid sentence reductions,
the law grants a victim's right
to specialized accessible
comprehensive assistance
and support for 24-hour crisis centers
and sex-ed programs.
The law is enforced,
but only after a crime has been committed.
We need to address what comes before that.
We need to have personal
and societal convictions
that certain behaviors aren't acceptable.
But society first, then us afterwards.
[Requena] It's been an important step.
It's helped transform
society's perceptions
about what sexual v*olence is
and what women experience.
It's also caused the younger generations
to start having these discussions.
There's resistance
and there always will be.
But a very powerful seed has been planted.
[Izaskun] To me, this case
has given hope against all odds.
It's a triumph.
Not the judgment,
but that she's got her life back.
That she's going
to have a degree and a profession.
But we didn't do that. It was her.
[Luca] This is a thank-you letter.
Mom, Dad, thank you.
Above all, for not abandoning me.
I also want to thank Pamplona and Navarre.
And all the people
who helped me on this journey.
[inaudible]
I want to thank everyone who,
without knowing me, took over Spain
and gave me a voice
when so many tried to silence me.
Thank you for not abandoning me.
For believing in me, sisters.
To all the women, men, girls, and boys
who are going through something similar,
there's a way out.
Speak up.
Tell a friend or a relative,
the police, or send a tweet.
However you want.
But tell your story.
[somber music playing]