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]
| Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra | |||||
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| Full name | Luis Tomas Sosa Sierra | ||||
| Born | 18 May 1995 Havana, Cuba | ||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||
| Spike | 345 cm (136 in) | ||||
| Block | 320 cm (126 in) | ||||
| Volleyball information | |||||
| Position | Outside hitter | ||||
| Number | 16 (national team) | ||||
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Acquittal by Finnish government
editSosa 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][4] 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] He was compensated 200,000 euros by the Finnish government for his time spent in prison.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Team Composition". International Volleyball Federation. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Cuban volleyball players charged with aggravated rape". Yle. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Five Cuban volleyball players convicted of Tampere rape, one acquitted". Yle. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Finnish court acquits Cuban volleyball player jailed for aggravated rape". Reuters. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Riihentupa, Timo (14 September 2018). "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]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
External links
edit- Luis Sosa at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Luis Sosa at Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
- Volleybox.net profile
