A person who takes advantage of the fact that he plays the role of father and, in many cases, is left with the responsibility of caring for his romantic partner’s underage daughter. sexual assault victim for almost ten years He even controls the clothes the young woman wears, and all of this is done by her amid “an environment of deliberate intimidation and family loneliness” with the sole purpose of ensuring that “the minor does not seek help.” This is, in loose terms, the story of the ordeal of a young woman, born in 2004 and currently living in Gijón, who managed to get the High Court of Justice of Asturias (TSJA) to confirm her sentence of fourteen years and nine years in prison. Months of imprisonment for his stepfather, currently detained in the Asturias Prison Center (for crimes against sexual freedom and repression). This sentence includes 10 more years of supervised freedom, a ban on approaching or communicating with the victim in any way for 30 years, and the payment of 110 thousand euros in compensation for the moral damage caused to the victim.
This man, born in the Dominican Republic in 1985, romantic relationship with a woman and her two daughters. The little boy affected by this case came to Spain from Colombia, where he lived with his biological father, when he was four years old. He was already in Asturias, and soon after they began living together, the now-convicted man began to “show a lustful interest” in the underage boy. At first he covered the girl’s eyes with a handkerchief, “pretending to play a game” to get the little boy to touch and kiss him. This happened between 2008 and 2011.
As time went on, “taking advantage of the role that his care and living in the same household gave him”, taking advantage of the absence of his romantic partner and the little one’s mother, he began to perform all kinds of touching on the girl. Between 2011 and 2013, he was doing this “two or three times a week.” This person would occasionally take off his clothes to perform these practices and for his stepdaughter to touch him. Despite the young age of the victim, “the minor understood the nature of the situation and refused to do so”, so this man “engaged in a series of behaviors aimed at forcing the girl to access her lustful desires. How did he do this? So? By taking advantage of, impact on victim’s mother Making him punish his daughter with any excuse if she doesn’t obey his orders.
Already in 2013, the decision of the eighth division of the Court, approved by the TSJA, described: “the increase in the defendant’s behavior reached a higher level of sexual purpose.” The victim was nine years old. Even then, this person managed to prevent the minor from escaping or asking for help, climbing on top of her and covering her mouth, forcing her to have full sexual intercourse. Practices take place two or three times a week, as seen in the oral hearing held behind closed doors.
No contact with minors
Since 2015, this man began to want to control his stepdaughter’s life “more intensely” and wanted to “avoid all social contact, even with other minors her own age.” He even convinced the girl’s mother that this was the best thing to do. Controlling the underage boy’s clothing was another of this individual’s duties, forcing her to wear short skirts “for the sole and slippery purpose of gaining better access to her private parts at all times.”
sexual assaults, Over time, these took place not only in the family home. On at least two occasions, this man went looking for his stepdaughter to other places she was present, such as both a commercial establishment and a library, in order to force her to continue their relationship. The situation continued like this until 2017. The situation ended when the minor went to his grandmother. Finally, years later, he had to file a complaint; this allowed the attacker to be brought to trial while the victim was spared the consequences.
Keys
- He was convicted. He is a native of the Dominican Republic, born in 1985 and has been residing in Asturias for several years. For this reason, he is currently in prison.
- Victim. He came to Spain from Colombia at the age of 4 to live with his mother and romantic partner. Shortly after his arrival, he began to be subjected to harassment by his stepfather, and this situation increased over the years. She was also the victim of pressure to prevent her from revealing her attacker.
- Age. Fourteen years and nine months in prison, ten years of supervised release and fifteen months of dismissal. He must pay compensation of 110,000 euros to his victim.