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Ex-National Karate Selector, 70, Ordered to Pretrial Detention in Málaga Child Sex Abuse Case

Child-protection police are broadening the investigation following a judge's order for custody without bail.

Overview

  • The Policía Nacional arrested the instructor in Torremolinos this week, and a judge subsequently remanded him to provisional prison without bail.
  • At least four former pupils filed complaints in recent weeks alleging repeated assaults that occurred when they were about four to seven years old.
  • The Grupo de Menores opened the case after the complaints, and investigators currently attribute four counts of continued sexual assault.
  • Officers searched the suspect’s home and seized ten mobile phones, a desktop computer, a tablet, and three USB drives for forensic analysis.
  • Statements describe alleged abuse during competition trips and at training facilities, and police say they do not rule out identifying additional victims.