Overview

• Ertzaintza officials say family complaints have climbed to 12, up from four reported earlier this week following a public denial by camp monitors.
• The investigating court has asked police to identify additional affected minors after citing three identified in the case file to give testimony.
• Families’ accounts describe mixed showers for 13–15-year-olds, staff entering and being nude in shared facilities, and reports that two educators had sex within sight of minors.
• Police first opened inquiries in January 2024 after caregivers of tutored minors reported possible assaults, and the Fiscal Superior later said she learned of the case through the media because the file did not reach the Fiscalía.
• Camp organizers reject accusations of aggression, defend their protocols and transfeminist approach, and the controversy has prompted calls to review child-protection oversight as the Sarrea-run camps hosted about 500 children this summer in Bernedo and also operated in Abaigar in prior years.