Luis Sosa (volleyball) explained
| Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra |
| Fullname: | Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Havana, Cuba |
| Height: | 1.96 m |
| Weight: | 76 kg |
| Spike: | 345 cm |
| Block: | 320 cm |
| Position: | Outside hitter |
| Teamnumber: | 16 (national team) |
| Years: | 2015 |
| Teams: | La Habana |
| Nationalyears: | 2015–2016 |
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Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra (born 18 May 1995), also known as Luis Sosa, is a Cuban volleyball player. He played for the Cuban men's national volleyball team. On club level he played for La Habana.[1]
Acquittal by Finnish government
Sosa did not play in the Rio Olympics in 2016 for being one of the six players of the Cuban national volleyball team that were remanded into custody suspected of committing aggravated rape in July 2016 in Tampere, Finland.[2] In September 2016, he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.[3] The Turku Court of Appeal overturned the decision in June 2017 due to lack of compelling evidence in his case, leading to Sosa's release.[4] [5] He was compensated 200,000 euros by the Finnish government for his time spent in prison.[6]
References
- Web site: Team Composition . . 9 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030171057/http://www.fivb.org/EN/volleyball/competitions/WorldLeague/2015/Teams2.asp?Team=CUB . 30 October 2023 . live .
- News: Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape . 16 August 2016 . . 29 August 2016 .
- News: Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted . 20 September 2016 . Yle . 20 September 2016 .
- News: Finnish court acquits Cuban volleyball player jailed for aggravated rape . . 30 June 2017 . 14 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527013549/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-finland-cuba-crime/finnish-court-acquits-cuban-volleyball-player-jailed-for-aggravated-rape-idUSKBN19L1V3 . 27 May 2018 . live .
- News: Finland rape case: Cuban volleyball players' jail terms cut . . 30 June 2017 . 1 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221024152106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40454532 . 24 October 2022 . live .
- News: Suomalaisnaisen joukkoraiskaus kuvattiin – asiakirjat paljastavat, mitä tamperelaisessa hotellihuoneessa tapahtui yön tunteina. Finnish woman's gang rape was filmed — documents reveal what happened that night in the Tampere hotel. fi. 21 September 2024. 14 September 2018. Ilta-Sanomat. Riihentupa . Timo . https://web.archive.org/web/20180914140411/https://www.is.fi/urheilulehti/parhaat/art-2000005827770.html . 14 September 2018 . live .
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