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Spain's Top Courts Finalize Lengthy Sentences in Teen Prostitution and Workplace Assault Cases

Both rulings stress corroborated testimony alongside exploitation of vulnerability.

Overview

  • The Supreme Court upheld 11 years and 11 months for a mother who prostituted her underage daughter and 10 years for the buyer, identified as Jose R. B.
  • The court found the sexual contacts began when the girl was 13 and continued over years, with payments reaching €6,000 and additional signed receipts corroborating deliveries of cash.
  • Judges cited the minor’s videorecorded statements, witness accounts, and objective corroborations in rejecting appeals, noting that reluctance or delay in reporting does not erase credibility.
  • The mother also faces 10 years of supervised release and an 18‑year no‑contact order with her daughter, as confirmed from the prior regional ruling now made final.
  • The Madrid High Court separately ratified a seven‑year sentence for a supervisor who assaulted a subordinate, adding seven and a half years of supervised release and a nine‑year no‑contact ban after finding he exploited his workplace power and her economic hardship.