The Elche Prosecutor’s Office has requested a nine-year prison sentence for the defendant charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in June 2020, the period during which the alleged acts occurred. Prosecutors state that the two met online through a social network, with the defendant gaining the girl’s trust after learning her residence in a private urbanization area.
The authorities describe an incident in which the defendant went to the girl’s home on the specified date, convinced her to leave the house, and accompanied him. According to the case file, the girl initially resisted and asked for the act to stop, but investigators allege that the pressured situation escalated to sexual assault. The proceedings, identified as Chapter VII of the Elche-based Tribunal, will consider the case with a priori considerations conducted in private to protect the minor. Witnesses, law enforcement personnel, and experts have been called to corroborate the allegations.
The courtroom scene reflects a complex emotional and legal dynamic as public attention focuses on how such crimes are handled within the judicial system. The trial is anticipated to discuss the evidence surrounding the alleged interaction and the sequence of events that followed in the residence area, with the court aiming to determine the facts and applicable charges in relation to the alleged rape costs. This procedural phase emphasizes safeguarding the victim while ensuring due process for the accused, as reported by the official prosecutorial office [Elche Prosecutor’s Office].
Further reporting indicates that additional cases of sexual abuse or assault involving minors are expected to be announced in Elche this week. In one separate instance, a man from Elche is alleged to have assaulted a 14-year-old girl, and he faces a potential sentence of three years in prison related to such conduct [local court records].
The incidents cited date back to the end of June and involved a separate incident at a hamburger restaurant. Prosecutors describe a sequence in which the defendant allegedly made a lewd gesture toward the victim, approached her, and touched her inappropriately on a private area. The identity of the suspect emerged after the complainant filed a formal report. The trial is scheduled to proceed roughly five months after the events, a timeframe noted by observers as somewhat unusual given the typical judicial workload in the city of Elche. The defendant remains free pending further proceedings, with the court likely to set a hearing and determine any conditions of release or accommodation as part of the ongoing process [judicial docket].