Overview

• Deferr appeared on Cuatro’s Código 10 on July 22 to break his seven-month silence and address the accusations.
• He rejected the anonymous complaint published by El País as false and time-barred, emphatically stating “I am not a rapist.”
• The two-time Olympic champion lodged a criminal querella against El País for defamation over the publication of the anonymous allegations.
• Atresmedia postponed the November 2024 premiere of ‘El gran salto’ after the accusations and ultimately aired the documentary in June 2025.
• No formal legal case has been opened because the anonymous complaint was never filed in court under Spain’s statute of limitations.