Overview
- Spanish police detained Patricia Campos and her partner on suspicion of a 'delito continuado de malos tratos en el ámbito familiar', a criminal charge for continued domestic abuse.
- The allegations come from the two adopted minors, reported to be 12 and 15 years old, who say they suffered physical punishment with a belt, repeated humiliation, and fear of being sent back to Uganda.
- The children were adopted from Uganda in 2019 and the reported accounts prompted a Guardia Civil judicial inquiry that led to this arrest and ongoing investigation.
- Campos and her partner were photographed leaving the Massamagrell courts with their lawyer after being processed by investigators; no conviction has been recorded and the presumption of innocence applies.
- Campos is a high-profile former Spanish Navy jet pilot and LGTBI activist, a background that sharpens public interest and could prompt scrutiny of adoption oversight and child-protection procedures as the case proceeds.