Overview of the Valencia Case Involving Mónica Oltra and Related Officials
In the ongoing Valencia case, the focus centers on Mónica Oltra, the former vice president, along with eleven officials from the Equality Department and two workers from the Niño Jesús children’s centre. The case concerns alleged abuse of a minor and is overseen by monitor Luis Ramírez Icardi, who is the former husband of Oltra. The central issue is how the victim was treated by the ministry during the investigation and care process. A report prepared during the inquiry paralleled the judicial proceedings but did not treat the minor as a victim; the individual faced skepticism and procedural challenges, including an appearance in handcuffs. The case involves guardianship of the minor under the framework of the Generalitat Child and Adolescent Rights and Guarantees Act enacted in 2018.
During questioning on Monday, Oltra faced remarks from both the investigating judge and the prosecutor. When pressed about gaps in regulation, she indicated that the legal profession would not act without a clear governing framework. Oltra explained that the Law on Rights and Guarantees for Children and Adolescents came into effect after the events and at a time that aligned with the incident. She learned of the matters when her former husband informed her by phone on August 4, 2017. As a consequence, the supervisor faced a five-year sentence for ongoing sexual misconduct, a ruling that remains under appeal in the Supreme Court as the sentence is not yet final.
The judge responded by citing case law that allows the Administration, which protects the interests of a minor under guardianship, to participate as a private prosecutor when appropriate within the established timelines. The magistrate also noted that the initial cases involving Oltra’s ex-husband and the supervisor occurred in November 2019, after the 2018 law was in force. Oltra stated that she did not raise the issue herself at the time and emphasized during a seven-hour interrogation that no one had brought it up previously.
Oltra also asserted that the Generalitat never appeared as a prosecuting party in a minor’s abuse case, and she highlighted the passage of the 26/2018 Act on Adolescent Rights as evidence of government action. The investigation also examined why the minor, who was interviewed to assess the reliability of testimony after the complaint was filed, experienced possible double victimization or was referred to the Espill Institute in August 2017 rather than February, when the abuse was first reported. Oltra reiterated that technicians act with their own professional judgment and without outside interference, a point echoed by the paper’s analysis issued the previous day.
Oltra maintained that she was completely unaware of the technicians’ steps in the process and claimed to have learned of the case only after her ex-husband raised it in August 2017, remaining uninvolved until early 2020 when the monitor explained the situation in court following the first conviction in December 2019. She asserted that her intent was never to interfere with any action.
Another question from Investigation Judge 15 concerned whether Oltra’s ex-husband was removed from the Niño Jesús children’s centre between February 20 and March 12, 2017, after the minor first reported the abuse. Oltra responded that she was in a period of significant movement, between Valencia, Brussels, and Madrid, and noted that days owed to her would be addressed, while the children would be cared for by others. The instruction 15 inquiry touched on whether the public agenda of the Vice President at the time would shed light on the circumstances.
In February and March 2017, Oltra claimed to still be unaware of the former vice president’s complaint against the monitor and her ex-husband. The judge also considered who within the ministry might have known about the firing, as several officials denied having records. Oltra described the situation as a matter of departmental management, noting that she asked who had gained access to the operating room as though she were the Minister of Health.
Throughout the testimony, questions addressed the interplay between political responsibilities, administrative actions, and the protection of a minor in the care of the state. The case underscores ongoing tensions between safeguarding procedures and accountability within public institutions tasked with child protection. Attribution: official court records and statements from the involved parties and their legal representatives.
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