The Second Division of the Regional Court of the Balearic Islands is holding a preliminary hearing on Friday, November 17, at 9:30 am against a man accused of sexually abusing two minors. seven and ten years old. The prosecutor’s office is asking for a 12-year prison sentence for him.
According to the prosecutor’s opinion, the events occurred on September 5, 2020, when the suspect was found on a farm in the town of Santa Eugenia, where he went as a guest. He walked over to the ten-year-old girl and stood up, pretending to fall, and grabbed her hip.. He then insisted that she accompany him to the kitchen, and when he got there, he hugged her and groped her breast until the little boy walked out of the kitchen.
The defendant then asked the other seven-year-old minor where the bathroom was and persuaded her to accompany him. There the man pulled down his pants and told the minor to touch his penis, which the woman refused and went to her room. The defendant entered the room, put his hand under her underwear and touched her.
The prosecutor’s office is of the opinion that the events described are of a founding nature. It was requested that the defendants be sentenced to six years in prison for each crime and a ban on approaching and communicating with minors for 10 years for two continuous sexual abuse crimes. In addition, as a legal liability, the defendant must pay compensation of 30,000 euros to each minor for the psychological and moral damage suffered.