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Málaga Police Arrest 37-Year-Old Over Suspected Sexual Assault of 16-Year-Old on New Year’s Eve

Police say the case remains under investigation following a front-desk alert by hostel staff.

Overview

  • The Provincial Police Headquarters confirmed the arrest on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.
  • Officers from the Citizen Security Brigade responded to a central Málaga hostel, interviewed those involved, and carried out initial inquiries.
  • Local reporting places the alleged incident on New Year’s Eve in a lodging on Plaza del Carbón.
  • Media accounts describe alleged touching and note the parties’ foreign nationalities and the girl’s intoxication, details not fully confirmed by police.
  • In a separate New Year’s operation, Local Police cleared about 100 people from an unlicensed party in an Alameda industrial unit and cited organizers.