In total, this operation resulted in the arrest of six people: Montesinos, a minor involved in the extortion (arrested a few months ago), 1The two people who attacked the tailor’s chalet and two other members of the conspiracy were also involved in blackmail.
when it all started At the beginning of October 2022, the fashion designer became the victim of an attack at his chalet in the town of Llíria.. Two hooded men attacked Montesinos’ home, now 73, while he was with a friend. as sent elevator-EMV, Having received nothing from the Prensa Ibérica group, the attackers tied and beat both the designer and his companion, demanding a certain amount of money.
The two attackers managed to flee the house before the Civil Guard arrived, alerted by a neighbor who reported to 112 that something strange, perhaps a robbery, had occurred in the Montesinos’ home.
Investigations by the Judicial Police of the Llíria Civil Guard revealed that a case of blackmail and sexual abuse of children was concealed after what appeared to be an a priori home invasion and assault.
One month before the attack, Montesinos reported that he was being blackmailed in front of the armed institute by the dissemination of a sexually explicit video of him appearing with a 15-year-old minor unless he pays half a million euros. After their refusal to pay the amount in question, the usurpers were dropping their claims finally demanding payment of around 10,000 euros.
The popular fashion designer claimed on a morning television show that she had proof that when she met the young man she had convinced him that she was a minor and that he had in fact told her that he was 18 years old. stale.
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Investigators were arrested after the investigation carried out by the Civil Guard teams regarding the attack on the mountain house. minor under the age of 15 coercion offensesagainst the right to privacy, the disclosure of secrets, unlawful detentions, injuries, violent robberies and trespassing. Moreover, They urged the designer to hand over the sex tape he was blackmailing.
After initially playing a game of distraction, claiming that the recording was not theirs and vaguely explaining its contents, the Civil Guard was able to access the footage, which led to the designer’s arrest and subsequent release. Llíria will be summoned in the next few days as prescribed by the Judge of Court No. 5 in charge of investigating the case. Other detainees were also released while they waited to testify before the judge.
At the end of this raid, the head of the edetano court was in court. waiting to receive extension certificate Includes new actions by the Civil Guard that will include testimony before agents for the fashion designer’s alleged sexual assault on a minor. Because, it should not be forgotten that in relations with a person under the age of 16, which is the legal limit to exercise sexual freedom, relations with or without consent constitute a crime.
In this case, the juvenile’s role also took a radical turn, as despite the teenager being arrested for blackmailing and attacking Montesinos’ home; After watching the video, the young man is now a sexual assault crime.
The shadow of abuses began in 2014
This isn’t the first time the name Francis Montesinos has been involved in a scandal that has got him in trouble with the law, precisely in a child abuse case.
He was arrested in June 2014 on charges of sexual abuse, bribery of minors, child pornography and crimes against public health.
The fashion designer was released on charges after she testified before the judge and was barred from approaching the alleged victims. The allegation of Montesinos’ involvement in this case emerged through a person detained in Picassent who was allegedly involved in the same events.
This lawsuit, which concerns the alleged sexual abuse of an eight-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, who are the children of the designer’s friends, during the alleged parties at the Llíria estate, was filed after the parents. The majority of the minors denied the accusation and neither the facts nor any monetary compensation for their silence were confirmed – this incident was being investigated by the prosecution at the time.
Montesinos, who has always defended his innocence, described the incidents as “insidious accusations” aimed only at “damaging his personal reputation”. So much so that the press office implied that Montesinos’ involvement in this scandal “was due to the “revenge” of someone who wanted his son – along with him – to parade, failing to do so and opting for these tricks.”
The designer always defended his innocence in this case and stated that the complaint filed against him stemmed from “totally unfounded and unfounded lies”, and stated that he was “emotionally destroyed” throughout the process due to the “evil” of the charges.
Montesinos also pointed out that he was “absolutely inadequate” in the behavior he was accused of. “The abuse of minors disgusts me,” he said.