Overview
- Two former employees filed a complaint in Spain on January 5 after a three‑year media investigation gathered their testimonies and corroborating interviews.
- The filings describe alleged abuses in Iglesias’s residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, including restrictions on leaving, up to 16‑hour workdays, no rest days and no contracts.
- One plaintiff, using the pseudonym Rebeca, alleges repeated sexual assaults and describes feeling like an object, while Laura reports forced kissing and unwanted touching.
- Women’s Link Worldwide and Amnesty International, which are supporting the plaintiffs, say the case encompasses human trafficking, forced labour and sexual offenses, as well as labor‑rights violations.
- Spain’s Audiencia Nacional will decide whether to open criminal proceedings, government figures have called for a full inquiry, and Iglesias has not responded to requests for comment.