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U.S.-German Parents Jailed in Spain for Isolating Children for Years

The ruling narrows criminal liability to proven psychological harm.

Overview

  • A provincial court in Oviedo sentenced the couple Monday to two years and four months for habitual psychological violence, plus six months for family abandonment.
  • Judges acquitted them of unlawful detention, clearing the most severe charge on the table.
  • The judgment strips them of parental authority for three years and four months and imposes a 300-meter no-contact order with their children.
  • The court ordered €30,000 in compensation for each child, who remain in regional care receiving intensive support.
  • Police arrested the pair in April 2025 after a neighbor’s detailed dossier prompted entry to the rented villa outside Oviedo.