Overview
- The National Court prosecutor’s office has opened preliminary proceedings under confidentiality rules after receiving the filing on January 5.
- Two former live-in employees, a domestic worker and a physiotherapist, allege non-consensual sexual contact, slapping, verbal abuse and coercion in 2021 at residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
- The accusations stem from a three-year inquiry that interviewed former staff and reviewed documents such as messages, medical reports and employment records, with Women’s Link Worldwide now representing the complainants, who plan to testify.
- Iglesias has not issued a public response, though Hola! reported he is preparing a defense and that his entourage privately denies the claims.
- Reactions in Spain include calls for a full inquiry from senior officials, a public defense from Madrid’s regional president, and the culture minister’s statement that revoking a state honor is under evaluation.