Overview
- The Specialized Service for the Protection of Vulnerable People was presented Friday by chief prosecutor Neus Pujal and section head Félix Martín.
- The team has four prosecutors, with a fifth approved, but only Martín is assigned full time as the office seeks additional staff and plans province-wide rollout.
- Procedures focus on avoiding revictimization through single recorded testimony, age-appropriate questioning, no visual contact with alleged aggressors, and Barnahus-style multidisciplinary support.
- The section will coordinate with the Mossos’ Central Sexual Assault Unit (UCAS) and with the new childhood and adolescence courts launched in 2025.
- Its remit includes group or serial sexual assaults and serious crimes against people with disabilities and vulnerable older adults; early matters include the Ramon Flecha case referred by the University of Barcelona after complaints from 16 women at CREA.