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Spain issues prison sentences in separate sexual assault cases
Spanish courts have handed down significant prison sentences in two distinct sexual assault cases involving minors.
In Barcelona, the Audiencia de Barcelona sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for the continuous sexual assault of his niece. The victim, a minor under the guardianship of the Generalitat’s Directorate General for Attention to Children and Adolescents (DGAIA), was abused between 2016 and 2021 while living in the defendant's home in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. The court also ordered a 25,000 euro indemnity and imposed ten years of supervised release and a decade-long disqualification from exercising parental or guardianship rights.
In Tarragona, the Audiencia Provincial de Tarragona sentenced a former leader of the Xiquets del Serrallo human tower group to 16 years in prison. The defendant was convicted of continuous sexual assault and the corruption of a minor between 2019 and 2022. The court found that the individual used his position of authority to gain the trust of the victim, aged 13 to 16, and used her to create pornographic material. The sentence includes a 40,000 euro indemnity and various prohibitions on contacting the victim and working with minors.
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Audiencia de Barcelona · Audiència de Tarragona · Barcelona Court · DGAIA · Dirección General de Atención a la Infancia y la Adolescencia · Generalitat de Catalunya · Santa Perpetua de Mogoda · Spain · Xiquets del Serrallo
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- [● 3 SOURCES] The Barcelona Court sentenced a man to 14 years in prison. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The defendant is disqualified from exercising parental authority or guardianship for ten years. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The defendant must pay 25,000 euros in compensation to the victim. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The defense has announced it will appeal the sentence. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The sexual assaults occurred between 2016 and 2021. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Prosecutor's Office had requested twelve years in prison and 15,000 euros in compensation. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The victim was under the guardianship of the DGAIA. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The defendant is sentenced to ten years of supervised release. www.diariodejerez.es · www.europasur.es · www.granadahoy.com