Overview

• Ertzaintza has recorded four complaints for alleged crimes against sexual freedom connected to Sarrea camps in Bernedo, Goñi and Abáigar, with media reporting alleged incidents from 2021 to 2025.
• At least 526 children were registered for the 11 summer sessions now under judicial scrutiny, according to association records cited by El Mundo.
• The Vitoria-Gasteiz court has started issuing citations to minors as the investigation moves from police reports to formal judicial proceedings.
• Camp organizers deny coercion, say practices sought to challenge stigma and binary norms, and received public backing from 137 families and a separate letter signed by nearly 200 parents, according to the outlets.
• Basque officials called for clarifying the facts and reviewing oversight rules, while Álava’s chief questioned why institutions did not act sooner and the regional ombudsman said it could not intervene in a private dispute.