Overview

• The Audiencia de Alicante acquitted a 54-year-old man of alleged sexual abuse of his partner’s 13-year-old daughter in Dénia, ruling the accusations were not proven.
• Judges cited elements that undermined the girl’s credibility and noted a possible motive linked to the father’s bid for exclusive custody; the sentence is not final and can be appealed.
• Prosecutors had based their case largely on the minor’s testimony and psychological reports, while the mother’s statements undercut key alleged episodes.
• In Badajoz, a separate trial began against a father accused of assaults when his daughter was five to six, with the Fiscalía and a private accuser seeking six years in prison.
• The court ordered a screen to prevent the teenager from seeing the accused during her testimony in closed session, and the private accuser said the defendant was removed from his job at a minors’ center after the complaint.