Overview
- The Basque prosecutor’s office archived the penal proceedings involving two 12-year-old girls over an alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old at a public school in Vitoria.
- Authorities cited Spain’s minimum age of criminal responsibility of 14, which precludes criminal measures such as juvenile detention for those under that age.
- The matter has been referred to the provincial child-protection entity in Álava to consider social protection measures.
- The child’s mother reportedly discovered genital injuries, prompting health services to activate the sexual-assault protocol and notify a court for a forensic exam, which ABC reports supported the allegations.
- Earlier reports indicate the incidents allegedly occurred during recess in late September and early October, with the victim taken to secluded areas without witnesses, while education officials declined to provide further details due to the involvement of minors.