Overview
- Prosecutors at the Audiencia Nacional confirmed a preliminary inquiry into claims by two former employees who accuse the 82-year-old singer of sexual aggression, human trafficking for forced labour, and physical abuse.
- The alleged incidents date to 2021 at residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, with Spain asserting jurisdiction based on Iglesias’s nationality.
- The complaint is supported by reporting from elDiario.es and Univision that cites interviews with about 15 former staffers and materials such as WhatsApp messages, call logs, photos, and medical records.
- Local TV reports in Spain say police in Punta Cana have opened their own probe into sexual assault and trafficking allegations, a development not uniformly confirmed by national outlets.
- Iglesias has not issued a detailed public response, while government ministers urge a full investigation and some conservative figures publicly defend him, and a Spanish publisher plans to update a biography to reflect the case.