Overview
- The Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office has taken up the University of Barcelona’s complaint and referred the file to a newly created section focused on sexual violence.
- The internal UB commission recorded testimony from 16 alleged victims who described coercive sexual and psychological conduct, maltreatment, exploitation, and intimidation within CREA.
- UB has opened disciplinary proceedings, suspended two faculty members, revoked an honorary title from a retired professor, and pledged to act as a private prosecutor if a criminal case moves forward.
- CREA, the research community founded by Flecha, announced its immediate dissolution one day after the rector’s resolution.
- Previous complaints in 2004 and 2016 were archived by prosecutors, and Flecha and CREA leadership have denied the allegations.