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Cornellà Judge Orders Pretrial Detention Without Bail in Alleged Sexual Assault of a Minor

Police arrested the Cornellà resident Thursday following the mother’s report of videos on his phone.

Overview

  • The duty judge in Cornellà ordered provisional imprisonment, communicated and without bail, for the suspect, according to the Catalan high court.
  • The case is judicially framed as an alleged sexual offense against a minor under 16, while local media report the suspected victims are his partner’s daughters, aged 10 and 4.
  • Mossos d'Esquadra detained the man on Thursday and brought him before the duty court on Saturday.
  • La Vanguardia, citing reporting by Anna Punsí, says the mother reported finding two videos on the suspect’s mobile dated January and November.
  • Police are assessing the seized material, and La Vanguardia reports investigators also found child sexual abuse content and are probing an alleged rape of the younger child.