Overview
- The Universidad Complutense de Madrid concluded a disciplinary file and imposed a one‑year suspension of functions on Juan Carlos Monedero, with six months already counted as a prior precautionary suspension so about six months remain to be served.
- The administrative case began after a student complaint activated the UCM's Equality Unit in January 2025 and the university put Monedero on a six‑month precautionary suspension in March 2025 while it investigated.
- The Provincial Prosecutor's Office reviewed the matter and archived the criminal inquiry in June 2025, saying the professor's expressions were inappropriate but did not constitute a punishable crime.
- The university's disciplinary record includes multiple student testimonies that attribute lewd and derogatory remarks to Monedero, and the Inspección de Servicios classified the conduct as a 'very serious' offense in the resolution.
- Monedero has appealed the sanction to the courts, the UCM has declined to release file details citing data‑protection rules, and Podemos has limited its comment to saying it will respect the university's decision.