Convictions in Mallorca Case Involving Family Abuse and Forced Orientation Pressures
In this Palma Court case, a mother and her father were condemned for abusive conduct toward the daughter over a period of years tied to her sexual orientation and romantic relationship with another woman. The court handed a two-year prison sentence for degrading treatment to the mother. The grandfather of the victim received two separate verdicts, one for degrading treatment and another for injury, resulting in a three-year sentence in total. The ruling specifies that the grandfather must serve jail time for the abuse inflicted on his granddaughter.
The victim was twenty years old when the abuse began while she was studying at a university in Madrid. Upon completing the course, she returned to Mallorca, where her mother already knew about her daughter’s girlfriend and sought to find ways to influence her daughter to change her sexual orientation. The plan involved removing the victim from student life in Madrid and cutting off her ability to communicate with her girlfriend. They aimed to keep the victim at home at all times, depriving her of her mobile phone, funds, and documents, while leaving her license untouched.
After a period, a gender reassignment operation was considered as part of a broader scenario. The situation persisted for two days, during which the victim sought help from her girlfriend’s family. They purchased a plane ticket to escape Mallorca, and she relocated to Madrid to live with her father.
Both defendants resisted the idea that the young woman did not want to return to them and continued their attempt to harm her. They began sending a series of emails that pretended to facilitate communication but were filled with insults, humiliation, and contempt directed at her sexual orientation. Additionally, the grandfather drafted messages to his grandchild detailing plans to cause personal, social, and professional harm and to pursue a strategy designed to damage her reputation and life.
The woman and her father then traveled to Madrid and visited the university where their daughter studied. They met with the institution’s general secretary, requesting the victim’s dismissal and presenting photographs from her social media profile, falsely labeling her as an alcoholic and drug addict. The secretary stated she was unaware of such behavior, and the victim subsequently underwent a drug test to prove she was not using drugs.
Weeks later, the two defendants appeared at the university and entered a classroom during the victim’s exam. On recognizing his mother and grandfather, the young woman hid to avoid being seen. They also hired a private investigator to monitor her movements, ultimately discovering she was being followed. The defendant contacted her ex-husband by phone, asking him to take back their daughter, and expressed a desire for the death of their three-year-old grandson.
The harassment carried out by both relatives caused significant psychological harm to the victim. Court records indicate that the victim experienced persistent distress, a destabilizing adjustment disorder, anxiety episodes, tension, and sleep disturbances that required extended psychiatric treatment. The ruling notes that the assault went beyond mere opposition to sexual orientation and extended into sustained, invasive pressure that affected the victim’s daily life and mental health.
Despite the severe opposition from her mother and grandfather, the young woman chose to pursue gender reassignment, standing firm in her own identity and autonomy. The court’s decision reflects recognition of the prolonged coercive behavior and the impact it had on her well-being, while underscoring the importance of protecting individuals from family-based coercion and abuse in personal matters of identity and relationships. This case serves as a somber reminder of the real consequences of controlling behaviors within families and the need for robust legal protections for victims. [Attribution: Court records and official proceedings documented in the local judiciary reports]