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Málaga Court Sentences Man to 11 Years for Abusing Stepdaughter as Separate Case Over Son Moves Forward

The nonfinal ruling imposes an 11‑year term plus a 500‑meter stay-away order lasting 21 years.

Overview

  • The Second Section of the Provincial Court found a continued pattern of abuse when the girl was 9 to 13 during the family’s 2017–2020 cohabitation.
  • Judges concluded he exploited his position as a de facto father and an age and authority imbalance to carry out the abuse.
  • The court credited the victim’s testimony and documented a severe anxious‑depressive disorder and a syndrome of accommodation attributable to the assaults.
  • Prosecutors and the mother’s private accuser are seeking six years in a separate case alleging sexual touching of the couple’s son during post‑divorce visitation.
  • Visitation shifted to supervised contact at a point of encounter and was then suspended in September 2023 as Investigative Court No. 9 in Málaga continues the probe.