Overview
- Mossos d'Esquadra confirmed a Thursday detention for sexual assault of a minor in Ripoll but withheld the detainee's identity under protocols for cases involving minors.
- The mayor and town hall publicly identified the arrested person as the local mosque's imam and criticized Interior authorities for not providing official notification.
- Reporting describes the allegation as inappropriate touching during lessons at the Annur center, with the minor's family later filing a complaint.
- A duty court ordered release on charges with conditions that include a ban on leaving Spain, periodic judicial appearances, and no-contact and no-approach measures regarding the victim and her family.
- The municipality has offered legal and psychological support to the family and plans to seek standing as an accuser, as attention to the case is heightened by the mosque’s past link to Abdelbaky Es Satti from the 2017 attacks.