Overview
- Two former employees filed a complaint in Spain on January 5 alleging sexual abuse, coercion, and human trafficking tied to Iglesias’ residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas during 2021.
- The Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional is conducting preliminary proceedings without formal charges and plans to take the women’s statements under protected status as it evaluates whether the case advances.
- Iglesias issued a public statement rejecting the accusations as absolutely false and has retained high‑profile criminal lawyer José Antonio Choclán to handle his defense.
- Investigations by elDiario.es and Univision published audio and detailed testimonies that prosecutors have added to the file, describing forced labor conditions and repeated sexual assaults.
- Public reaction intensified as archival TV clips circulated and figures such as Susana Giménez defended Iglesias, while media also reported an ex‑photographer’s testimony supporting the accusers was incorporated into the case file.