Overview
- Spain’s Supreme Court confirmed 11 years and 11 months in prison for a Ciudad Real mother who prostituted her minor daughter and upheld 10 years for the man who paid for sex with the child, relying on corroborated statements and signed receipts.
- The Supreme Court raised a young man’s punishment in the Balearic Islands to five years and four months by adding separate convictions for exhibitionism and the recruitment and use of a minor to create sexual material.
- An Andalusian high court upheld six years in prison for an unlicensed taxi driver who raped a passenger in Almería, citing the victim’s injuries and the defendant’s DNA on her underwear and intimate area, along with long restraining and supervision measures.
- A 19‑year‑old in Málaga was remanded to pretrial detention after his pregnant underage girlfriend reported forced sex and assaults at a hospital, which activated the gender‑violence protocol and led to his arrest and a restraining order if later released.
- Peruvian courts handed down major terms, including 20 years, 11 months, and 2 days for Omar Acha Peña for aggravated rape of a 16‑year‑old and 10 years and 8 months for Iyoel Castillo Novillo for attempted rape of a 29‑year‑old woman in Ayabaca.