Julio Iglesias Accused by Former Employees of Sexual Harassment and Coercive Control at Caribbean Residences

Overview

• Two women who worked for Iglesias in 2021 in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas report unwanted touching, sexual advances, and psychological mistreatment.
• The accusers, identified with pseudonyms as a domestic worker and a private physiotherapist, describe rigid rules, surveillance, threats of firing, and long hours.
• Reporters say they reviewed documents, messages, call records, and medical exams that align with the testimonies.
• The investigation also reports mandatory gynecological, pregnancy, and HIV testing for female staff, which the ILO considers gender discrimination and illegal in the Dominican Republic.
• Iglesias did not respond to interview requests, while an assistant publicly dismissed the allegations as lies; no criminal charges have been reported.