Overview
- Barrelier was virtually indagated on Thursday, October 15, 2026 on an expanded charge for possession of four images of sexual content involving minors and he denied the allegations.
- The Public Prosecutor's Office confirmed that none of the images under investigation depict Agostina Vega, a clarification aimed at stopping earlier media speculation.
- The separate probe began after forensic analysis of a phone seized from Barrelier detected dozens of deleted files that prompted an independent investigation for child sexual abuse material.
- From prison Barrelier recorded a video accusing Agostina's mother and his lawyer has formally requested a careo, or face-to-face confrontation, with the mother as part of the defense strategy.
- The main femicide file was ordered elevated to trial by fiscal Raúl Garzón but faces objections from part of the querella and pending procedural rulings at the Juzgado de Control while five people remain detained on aggravated cover-up charges.