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The news articles concern two separate cases involving sergeants in the Spanish Army. These sergeants are newsworthy because Spain's Supreme Court has recently confirmed their prison sentences for abusing their authority and humiliating female soldiers under their command. In one case, a sergeant received a six-month prison sentence for verbally abusing a soldier in a "humiliating" manner, an act deemed particularly egregious due to it occurring in front of others. The Supreme Court rejected his appeal. In the second case, another sergeant's one-year prison sentence was upheld for subjecting a soldier to "objectively offensive and humiliating" comments of a sexual nature between 2020 and 2021. These rulings highlight the Spanish legal system's commitment to addressing abuse of power and protecting soldiers from harassment within the military.