Overview
- Two former employees filed a complaint on January 5 with Spanish authorities alleging conduct that may constitute human trafficking, sexual offenses, assault, and labor-rights violations.
- The women, identified by the pseudonyms Laura and Rebeca, say the incidents occurred between January and October 2021 at residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
- Women’s Link Worldwide and Amnesty International are accompanying the plaintiffs and presented details at a joint press conference.
- Univision and elDiario.es published investigations with the women’s testimonies, including one account describing facts that could be qualified as rape.
- Iglesias issued his first public response since the reports, calling the accusations “absolutely false” and asserting he has never abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman.