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Palma Court Sentences Two Elderly Men Over Sexual Abuse of 5-Year-Old

Admissions with partial reparations prompted reduced sentences.

Overview

  • One defendant received five years and six months in prison and the other two years, with the two-year term suspended for four years.
  • The men admitted the assaults before the Sección Primera of the Audiencia Provincial, acknowledging offenses committed between 2012 and 2015.
  • Judges applied the mitigation for damage repair after the men deposited partial civil payments of €7,000 and €10,000.
  • Protective orders bar the men from approaching or contacting the victim for 20 years and 10 years, respectively.
  • The prosecution had sought 12 and 10 years and larger indemnities, while one defense plans to request extraordinary suspension and remaining payments will follow a court-approved plan.