Overview
- Two former in-house workers allege sexual assaults, coercion, and degrading treatment in 2021 at residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
- A three-year elDiario.es–Univision investigation cites interviews, medical corroboration, and documents including photos, audio, WhatsApp messages, call logs, and labor records.
- The filing describes possible crimes that extend to human trafficking for forced labor, servitude, and labor-rights violations alongside sexual offenses.
- Iglesias and his representatives have not issued a public response, no charges have been filed, and prosecutors are evaluating jurisdiction under a confidential process.
- Political reactions in Spain diverge as government figures urge a full inquiry while Madrid leaders Isabel Díaz Ayuso and José Luis Martínez-Almeida reject calls to revoke city and regional honors.