# Spanish court convictions for sexual abuse of minors

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-court-convictions-for-sexual-abuse-of-minors
> Updated: 2026-11-08T09:47:44.000Z. Sources: 23. Developments: 2.

Recent judicial rulings in Spain have resulted in prison sentences for men convicted of the continuous sexual abuse of minors.

In Gran Canaria, the Provincial Court of Las Palmas sentenced a 57-year-old man to 38 years in prison for the abuse of four minors, including three sisters and a niece, occurring between 2003 and 2020. The court ordered civil liability payments of 80,000 euros for moral damages and imposed restrictions on approaching the victims.

In Barcelona, the Audiencia de Barcelona sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for the continuous sexual assault of his niece between 2016 and 2021. The victim was under the guardianship of the Generalitat’s Directorate General for Attention to Children and Adolescents while living in the defendant's home in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda. The court ordered a 25,000 euro indemnity and a ten-year disqualification from exercising parental authority or guardianship.

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 the individual used his position of authority to gain the trust of a victim, aged 13 to 16, and used her to create pornographic material. The sentence includes a 40,000 euro indemnity and prohibitions on contacting the victim or working with minors.

## Claims

- The Barcelona Court sentenced a man to 14 years in prison. (reported by 3 sources)
- The sexual assaults occurred between 2016 and 2021. (reported by 3 sources)
- The victim was under the guardianship of the DGAIA. (reported by 3 sources)
- The defendant must pay 25,000 euros in compensation to the victim. (reported by 3 sources)
- The defendant is sentenced to ten years of supervised release. (reported by 3 sources)
- The defendant is disqualified from exercising parental authority or guardianship for ten years. (reported by 3 sources)
- The Prosecutor's Office had requested twelve years in prison and 15,000 euros in compensation. (reported by 3 sources)
- The defense has announced it will appeal the sentence. (reported by 3 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-11-08: Spain issues prison sentences in separate sexual assault cases

Spanish courts have sentenced a man to 14 years for abusing his ward in Barcelona and a former community leader to 16 years for sexual crimes against a minor in Tarragona.

14 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/barcelona-court-sentences-man-to-14-years-for-sexual-assault-of-niece

### 2026-11-04: Gran Canaria court sentences man to 38 years for sexual abuse of minors

A Spanish court has sentenced a man to 38 years in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of three sisters and a niece in Gran Canaria between 2003 and 2020.

9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/university-of-barcelona-study-reveals-sexual-violence-statistics-in-spain

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