València Incident Involving Alleged Sexual Assault Under Investigation
A 31-year-old man of Guinean descent was arrested in the early hours of Sunday after witnesses reported a violent assault against a 25-year-old woman. The incident occurred near a riverbed area in Valencia where a makeshift camp had been established beneath an old canal bridge. Authorities say the attack involved coercive sexual violence, with the suspect engaging in actions intended to force the victim into a sexual act. The public safety response began when passersby heard the victim crying out for help and observed the assailant attempting to remove her clothing in a sexually aggressive manner.
The call to Room 091 came in at 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, August 14. National Police officers arrived at the scene and quickly separated the individuals involved. Initial statements from witnesses and the circumstances observed at the scene led investigators to focus on the involvement of the 31-year-old man, who is identified as being of Guinean origin. It is reported that the victim, a Romanian national aged 25, was attacked on the street just before the sexual assault, and that she was then taken toward a nearby hospital for a forensic medical examination as part of the standard procedure in sexual violence cases. The case is being handled by the appropriate judicial authority in Valencia. [Source: Valencia Police Department]
The arrestee was detained and transported to a secure facility as investigators gathered evidence and interviewed witnesses. The authorities documented the events as a potential sexual assault and initiated procedures to ensure the victim could receive medical and legal support. Detainees are typically held at a temporary facility while the case proceeds through the judicial process, with prosecutors outlining the charges in coordination with the Civil Court of First Instance. [Source: Valencia Police Department]
During questioning, the suspect denied forcing the victim to have sex and offered an account that contradicted the witnesses’ statements. He claimed he had attempted to provide transportation services to the victim, who he said had initiated contact, though the witnesses’ testimony and the victim’s statements paint a different picture of the events. Investigators continue to corroborate accounts and gather physical evidence from the scene and the hospital examination to determine the exact sequence of events. [Source: Valencia Police Department]
At this stage, the accused was placed in the custody of Valencia’s security court. Following an initial interview at the Civil Court of First Instance No. Fourteen in Valencia, he remains under temporary detention as the case advances toward a formal open-file investigation concerning alleged sexual assault. The process will involve ongoing interviews, forensic results, and a careful review of all testimonies to establish the facts beyond reasonable doubt. [Source: Valencia Police Department]