Overview
- Police detained Xavier Atance this week after three current or former employees filed complaints accusing him of sexual aggression and harassment.
- The three complainants are aged 24, 26 and 30, and the 26-year-old alleges she was raped in her home after a night out.
- A forensic exam at Hospital Clínic on the 26-year-old found no traces of drugs but authorities note the two-day delay between the alleged assault and testing can limit detection.
- Atance, 66, has run Benecé Produccions for about 40 years and the women say he used that industry power to manipulate hiring, demand unwanted contact and inflict psychological abuse.
- The Unitat de Investigacio de Les Corts is leading the inquiry, investigators are looking for additional victims and evidence, and procedural and forensic work is ongoing as the case moves toward court.