The prosecution is seeking a five-month prison sentence for a local agent from Cangas de Onís (Asturias) accused of sexually harassing a colleague. The oral hearing is planned to be held in the third chamber of the Provincial Court on Thursday, November 30.
The victim was first an assistant agent and then a temporary agent of the same agency. The defendant took advantage of the opportunity presented by sharing a shift with the woman while he was on duty and performing his duties. in a lustful mood and without respect for the contrary will of the woman, He imposed various overtly sexual behaviors on her, such as touching her thigh, rubbing her, kissing her on the head, or sitting on her.
According to the prosecutor’s brief, on May 29, 2020, between 01:00 and 03:00 in the morning, between the cemetery and Cangas de Oní’s shooting range, both in the police and patrol vehicle, the defendant touched her while driving. He left her hips for a few minutes as he described his intimate adventures with women. A behavior that continues until the woman’s arm reaches her crotch. The defendant then parked near the shooting range.They both got out of the vehicle, and while she was leaning against him, the defendant cornered her, rubbing against each other, all the while explaining how he courted women and what he did with them.
In late October 2020, during a night shift at the Police Department, while the agent was using a computer, the defendant approached him from behind and said, “Okay, I’ll leave you alone to watch porn in peace,” and gave him two. kissed on the head.
At around 01:30 during the night shift on November 6, 2020, the defendant said to him: “But how you make me feel, those eyebrows, how they make me feel.” He then grabbed her from behind, hugged her tightly, kissed her on the temple and asked her to write a document for him. The woman responded positively and tried to stand up. The defendant then released her and gave her another kiss on the same spot. Later, at around 5:30 in the morning on the same shift, the defendant asked the police officer to sit on a chair in the dining hall of the Police Department, facing each other, and said: “What do you think, that I want to hang out with you? How about this?”, “Well, let’s see, how old are you? Tell me how many? “You think I want to hang out with you?”. The woman nodded and said she was 26, but without the defendant turning his face away from her facing him. The defendant then stood up and said to her: “Go home, come on.”
Such behavior caused the agent to experience profound discomfort, anguish, anxiety, and sleep disturbances, causing him to go to the mental health unit for a consultation, where he was diagnosed with an anxiety reaction. He was granted medical leave on November 23, 2020, with no discharge date specified. He then brought the facts to the attention of the Local Police chief, who then reported them to the Civil Guard.
The prosecutor’s office believes that the incidents constitute a crime of sexual harassment. demands that the defendant be sentenced to 5 months in prison. Likewise, it is prohibited to go to the victim’s home, workplace or any place where the victim visits, to approach within 200 meters and to communicate with him or her in any way for 3 years.
In terms of legal liability, The prosecutor’s office demands that the defendant pay compensation of 3 thousand euros to the victim for moral damages caused and corresponding legal interests.