Overview

• A tribunal in Cagliari has accepted three 2019 complaints from Juana Rivas and one from her son Gabriel in 2022 alleging child maltreatment by Francesco Arcuri.
• Arcuri is scheduled to face trial on September 18, 2025 for alleged physical and psychological abuse of his sons.
• Prosecutor Sergio Di Nicola overturned previous dismissals and advanced the four allegations to formal proceedings.
• Spanish civil courts have ordered that Rivas return her younger son Daniel to Sardinia to live under his father’s sole custody.
• Despite these rulings, Rivas retains Daniel in Granada, citing fear and claims of institutional violence to justify her defiance.