Overview

• The trial, launched May 27 and scheduled to finish June 3, has begun with preliminary matters and the victim’s emotional testimony.
• A Guardia Civil investigator said authorities detained ten individuals but only five attackers have been formally charged.
• Prosecutors are seeking prison terms of 24 years for the principal adult defendant, 12 years each for two others and five years for a fourth man on corruption of minors charges.
• One accused, a minor at the time, was previously convicted in 2021 and served two years of supervised release for sexual offenses.
• The case highlights judicial reliance on digital evidence and expert testimony in prosecuting sexual violence against minors in Spain.