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Prostitute and Bouncer Released Under Conditions in Mallorca Tourist Rape Probe

Spanish authorities are gathering evidence to determine whether the case will go to trial following the suspects’ conditional release

Blick in die Schinkenstraße in Playa de Palma auf Mallorca (Archivbild)
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Overview

  • An 18-year-old German tourist alleges he was drugged, defrauded and raped at a brothel on Mallorca’s Ballermann party strip
  • Spanish National Police arrested a prostitute and a bouncer on suspicion of rape and fraudulent billing after the victim filed a complaint
  • Both suspects deny the allegations and insist the encounter was consensual
  • An examining judge released the two under conditions pending the outcome of the investigation
  • Investigators continue to collect evidence and have yet to decide if the case will move forward to trial