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Paloma Lago Accuses Ex-Galician Minister of Sexual Assault

Her January complaint detailing disorientation and unconsciousness has prompted a judicial probe after Villares stepped down

Paloma Lago y Alfonso Villares
Ana Obregón, en el evento Casa MO de Multiópticas.
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Overview

  • Paloma Lago has accused Alfonso Villares of sexual assault allegedly carried out in December 2024 at her home in Ferrol.
  • Lago’s complaint describes waking up naked and disoriented, and a family member’s emergency call four days later supports her account.
  • Villares resigned as conselleiro do Mar on June 4 following notification of a formal investigation and continues to deny the allegations.
  • The case has been transferred from the Galician High Court to the Ferrol courts now that Villares has lost his aforado status.
  • Ana Obregón and Javier García Obregón have publicly backed Lago as the legal process advances