Two boys 17 and 19 years old were convicted today of the rape of a 15-year-old girl in an apartment in Gävle at the beginning of May. The 19-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison and the 17-year-old to juvenile detention for eight months. In addition they must also pay 82,500 Swedish Kronor for damages to the girl. Immediately after 7pm on March 8 a girl calls SOS [911 equivalent] and says... 

A Swedish court has thrown out a request for a retrial by the four men behind The Pirate Bay website. The four were found guilty of promoting copyright infringement in April and face jail sentences and hefty claims for damages. The Pirate Bay’s lawyers called for a retrial when it emerged that one of the judges in the case belonged to several copyright protection groups. The Swedish court said...