Overview

• New analysis of 88 regional rulings and a national sample of 345 resolutions finds persistent patterns of abuse concentrated in childhood with slow, taxing court processes.
• In Euskadi, nine in ten victims were girls and 88% were under 15, with many cases starting around ages 11 to 13.
• Perpetrators were male in about 98% of cases and roughly eight in ten were relatives or acquaintances of the child.
• Proceedings often extend beyond three years—41% in the Valencian sample and nearly half nationally—with recorded, preconstituted testimony used sparingly (23% in Valencia, 34.5% at state level), leading to repeated statements by victims.
• A 2025 decree set up only three specialized sections in Madrid, Barcelona and Málaga, none in the Comunitat Valenciana, and mandated prosecutors and multidisciplinary teams remain largely unrealized; the NGO urges a nationwide Barnahus rollout, citing fewer dismissals in Catalonia and a planned service in Vitoria.