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Barcelona Court Jails X User for Inciting Harassment of Canet Family as Two Others Are Acquitted

The court ruled the doxxing calls crossed from protected expression into punishable incitement under Spanish and ECHR jurisprudence.

Escuela Turó del Drac, en Canet de Mar, con una pintada a favor de la escuela en catalán
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Overview

  • The Audiencia de Barcelona sentenced one defendant to two years in prison, a €1,980 fine, €7,500 in compensation and a five-year disqualification from teaching, sports, cultural or leisure duties.
  • Judges found his posts on X constituted a crime against moral integrity and a hate crime for urging others to identify the family and make them “live a media hell.”
  • Messages cited by the court called for publishing the family’s name and address, “making life impossible,” and having the town “pursue day and night” the parents who sought more Spanish in school.
  • Two co-defendants were acquitted after the panel concluded their offensive comments fell within freedom of expression because they did not effectively incite harassment or discrimination.
  • The case stems from a TSJC order applying 25% Spanish instruction in a P5 class in Canet de Mar, after which the family received police protection and filed a complaint; the ruling is open to appeal.