Overview
- Reporting cited by Faro de Vigo says Martiño Ramos Soto has been in Havana since July 2025, living discreetly and keeping a low profile.
- The Ourense provincial court’s July 18, 2024 conviction—13.5 years in prison and 21 years of professional disqualification—became final on July 29, 2025 after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal.
- Authorities detected signs of a planned flight by July 24, ordered his location the same day at the prosecutor’s request, and later opened sentence enforcement on September 15 with a search-and-capture order.
- Spain’s courts have an active requisition for his arrest, but the absence of a Spain–Cuba extradition treaty leaves his return uncertain without bilateral cooperation.
- Court findings state he groomed the 12-year-old via Instagram, abused his position as her music teacher, and subjected her to repeated sexual violence.