British man arrested in Palma de Mallorca for allegedly sexually assaulting women

A BRITON has been arrested in Palma after allegedly sexually assaulting two young women.

The unnamed man was grilled by police after the alleged victims made a complaint to staff at the Urban Hostel Palma.

ARREST: Police hold Brit over alleged sexual assault

The Brit, who is being held in Palma, was removed from the hostel after staff alerted the authorities.

A tourist who had shared a room with the Brit told the Olive Press, “The girls are really shaken up, we thought he was a bit strange but did not think he would do something like that!
“We just hope justice is done.”

The police said they were unable to comment on active cases.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
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He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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