Overview
- Mexican authorities said he arrived in Mexico City from Madrid on February 19 and on February 20 was transferred to Jalisco and placed at the disposal of the requesting judge.
- He is accused in Jalisco of aggravated sexual abuse of minors and corruption of minors based on at least three complaints involving at least four girls.
- Case files state the alleged assaults occurred between April and May 2022 at a children’s home in La Laja, Zapotlanejo during confession-like meetings, with victims aged 10, 12 and 13 and one reportedly threatened to stay silent.
- He was detained in Zaragoza on March 28, 2025 after an Interpol red notice, and Spain’s Audiencia Nacional approved extradition on October 27, 2025, rejecting arguments about potential inhuman treatment and applying double incrimination.
- During the Spanish proceedings he remained on provisional release, and Jalisco prosecutors say the criminal process will now continue to seek accountability.