In Orihuela, a teenager in his 30s is facing a crime, accused of kidnapping, threatening to kill, whipping and raping his ex-partner, who was also suspended for ill-treatment. 18 years and 6 months in prison It was requested by the prosecutor’s office and the special prosecutor’s office in the case, where he was convicted this Thursday. Court of Alicante. While the accused pleaded not guilty and admitted that he had only had sexual intercourse with his ex-partner but consensual, the woman who accused him confirmed all the facts reported via videoconference in February 2021.
The reported incidents occurred on February 2 last year and started on a vacant lot at his location. Between Callosa de Segura and the Orihuela district of San Bartolomé, Where the complainant lives in an occupied house. While the victim said that she went to the appointment at the request of her ex-wife, she says the opposite and stated that they arranged a meeting because she told her at the hearing that she would withdraw the complaint she made in January. for bad behavior the next day.
According to the statement given by the complainant at the oral hearing in Alicante, they met for food for their dog – there were nine of them – and as soon as they met, “he pulled out a leather whip and a knife and told me it was his. He was going to beat me to death.” ». In addition to threatening her with death, she also confirms that he hit her with the whip and forced her to have oral sex.
Then, according to the complainant’s account, they went to her home in San Bartolomé, where she was subjected to death threats all night against her will and was sexually assaulted again. “I was silent with fear”He told the woman that he forced her to go to the hospital the next day. Orihuela courts To remove the complaint he made in January.
Both traveled by commuter train from Callosa de Segura station, and when they reached the Orihuela Courts, the accused was left in a square and entered the courthouse alone. As soon as we walked in, “I hugged a civilian guard and told him to help me, not leave me alone.”
this 112 He warned the Security Forces of the emergency and the two local police officers who were the first to arrive at the Courts described the woman at the hearing as “very upset and very nervous”. He revealed that his ex-wife had kidnapped him the night before and forced him to withdraw his complaint, in addition to forcing him to have sexual intercourse.
The police patrol continued to arrest the former partner for initially violating the restraining order, but the charge was later expanded to include other crimes after the victim gave a statement.
The defendant, who only admitted to violating the restraining order, but blaming his ex for getting the date, denied both the sexual assault and the threats. illegal detention which they attribute to him.
The accused’s mother came to the hearing as a witness to report that on the night her son’s ex-wife was allegedly held against her will, she went to her home with a neighbor and recorded a conversation in which she spoke about him. she intended to withdraw her complaint. Mother stated “He was treated unfairly” and reassured the ex-partner that he was “dedicated to begging and left my son locked up.”
The Prosecutor’s Office demanded a total of 25 years in prison for two sexual assaults and two separate sexual assault charges. illegal detention, ill-treatment, violation of punishment, coercion and threat. But describing sexual assault as an ongoing crime, not two, he reduced his request to 18 and six months.
While the special prosecutor’s office adhered to the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, the defense lawyer demanded the acquittal of the accused, ensuring that the complainant lied and had numerous contradictions. The lawyer stated that the alleged beating did not occur and that the injuries corresponded to the incident of ill-treatment that had occurred the previous month when the suspension was decided. The defense alleges that the accused and the complainant quarreled because of mutual jealousy.