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Basque Youth Camp Probe Widens as Police Confirm 12 Complaints

A judge moved the case forward by citing three minors as witness-victims.

Overview

  • The Investigating Court No. 3 in Vitoria-Gasteiz opened preliminary proceedings, summoned three identified minors to testify as witness-victims, and tasked the Ertzaintza with identifying additional affected children.
  • Families report mixed-gender showers with adults present, enforced nudity, removal of underwear without consent, and in some accounts two monitors having sex within view of minors.
  • The complaints describe alleged incidents from 2021 to 2024 at Sarrea-run camps in Bernedo (Álava) and Abaigar (Navarra).
  • The Basque prosecutor’s office acknowledges a coordination failure after police sent a report to court that the Fiscalía says it never received.
  • Authorities question oversight after the site was not listed on public registers, with calls for regulatory review as organizers deny assaults and defend a transfeminist, body-normalization pedagogy.