# Man given suspended sentence for raping unconscious British tourist in Magaluf

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brit-walks-free-from-court-despite-admitting-raping-fellow-uk-tourist-after-she-passed-out-unconscious-at-magaluf-hotel/
- Published: 2026-10-22T11:12:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T11:34:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16229537/Brit-walks-free-admitting-raping-UK-tourist-passed-unconscious-Magaluf-hotel.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Culture, Travel, UK, World

## Key points

- Chard admitted rape and received a suspended sentence.
- He must pay £5,000 and avoid reoffending for two years.
- The assault took place at a Magaluf hotel in 2022.

## Summary

Billy John Chard received a two-year suspended sentence after admitting to raping a British tourist who had lost consciousness at a Magaluf hotel in 2022. The case has drawn attention to the outcome of a plea bargain: he will avoid prison if he pays his victim £5,000 and does not reoffend for two years.

Prosecutors said Chard met the 22-year-old at a pool party and took her to his room, where she was unconscious and unable to consent. His alcohol and drug intoxication were cited as mitigating circumstances. The same hotel was the site of a separate 2023 gang rape; eight men later admitted that attack and received prison sentences totalling just over 73 years.

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