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Valencia 'Portal Rapist' Held Without Bail for 17 Sexual Assaults

Authorities link suspect to multiple attacks using forensic data as investigations consolidate into a single case.

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Overview

  • A Valencia judge has ordered provisional, communicated, and no-bail imprisonment for the suspect accused of 17 sexual assaults, a robbery with violence, and a privacy violation.
  • The Policía Nacional’s UFAM unit led a months-long investigation, using surveillance and victim reports to identify and arrest the suspect on Monday in Valencia.
  • Forensic analysis of the suspect’s confiscated mobile phone has linked him to 13 of the attacks, with investigators continuing to examine evidence and seek additional victims.
  • The suspect allegedly targeted women in building portals at dawn, employing the 'mataleón' strangulation technique, recording assaults, and stealing personal items.
  • Judicial authorities are unifying complaints across multiple cases into a single proceeding to streamline the investigation and prosecution.