Overview
- In Almería, the provincial court sentenced a 26-year-old to 12.5 years in prison for continued sexual assault of a 13-year-old, habitual abuse and threats.
- The ruling imposes a 20-year restraining order and €30,000 in moral damages, with the court noting the sentence can be appealed.
- Judges cited threats, controlling behavior and clinically compatible psychological harm, and found the defendant’s claim he thought she was 15 irrelevant under the reformed law.
- Separately in Madrid, a case over a 2016 alleged assault of a 13-year-old by a 19-year-old has concluded trial, with prosecutors seeking seven years’ imprisonment.
- The Madrid victim described coercive touching and torn clothing, a psychologist deemed her account credible, the prosecution stressed her persistent testimony, and the accused denies the allegations.