Overview

• The admission came during a hearing at the Audiencia Provincial de Madrid after an agreement with the prosecutor and the victims' representatives.
• The case centers on verbal grooming, unwanted touching, and a kiss in a darkened classroom during the 2018/2019 school year at Colegio Villamadrid in Villaverde.
• Prosecutors had sought a total of 13 years based on two continued counts and one additional count of sexual abuse of minors under 16.
• The defendant taught fifth and sixth grade at the school from 2014 until his dismissal in January 2019.
• Civil compensation of €12,000 for the three victims has been paid, with the school identified as subsidiarily liable as the court considers the sentence.