An Austrian court has found eight Iraqi nationals of guilty of gang-raping a German tourist and has given them jail sentences of between nine and 13 years.
The court today dismissed charges against a ninth suspect.
A court statement said that the victim a 28-year old woman who was raped on New Year's Eve has been awarded 25,000 euros (over USD 26,000) in damages.
The statement says that both the prosecution and defense lawyers are appealing the decision.
The Iraqis came to Austria as migrants between May and December 2015.
Five of them subsequently were given refugee status.
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