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Spain’s Supreme Court sentences priest from Toledo to eight years in jail for abusing a minor and ‘carrying out exorcisms’

THE Spanish Supreme Court has sentenced a priest from Toledo to eight years in jail, after he was found guilty of abusing a minor and

29 May, 2024 @ 17:26

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EXCLUSIVE: British-run charity on Spain’s Costa del Sol comes under fire: President is accused by ex-volunteers of lack of transparency and splashing donations on €1,300 staff dinner

VOLUNTEERS at a well-known expat charity are raising concerns over how it is run. Current and former staff claim the president of Estepona Age Concern

15 Dec, 2023 @ 14:00

Costa del Sol·Estepona·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

Cops in Spain arrest man who was grooming underage girls online

THE NATIONAL POLICE have arrested a 41-year-old man accused of grooming young girls aged between nine and 17. The suspect, who was detained in Asturias,

3 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

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Spanish bishops admit there have been over 900 victims of child abuse since 1945

The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has admitted that 927 minors were abused by church members between 1945 and 2022. The institution has made available data

2 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

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Civil Guard frees woman from two-month captivity

Spain’s Civil Guard frees French woman held for two months by violent partner in Castellon hotel

THE CIVIL Guard has freed a woman who was held and violently assaulted by her partner for a two-month period in a hotel in Castellon

19 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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While Spanish victims are forced to wait for justice, Portugal publishes report on abuses in the Catholic Church

A DEVASTATING report published this week has revealed that at least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Catholic Church in Portugal over

14 Feb, 2023 @ 17:45

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Barcelona bus company opens probe after driver verbally abuses man in wheelchair

AN INTERNAL investigation has been opened after a Barcelona bus driver was caught on camera directing an expletive-filled rant toward a man in a wheelchair.

1 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

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Abuser Keeps Tabs On Ex Girlfriend In Spain's Valencia By Putting Gps Tracker In Her Car

Abuser monitors ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Valencia by planting GPS tracker in her car

A man refused to accept the end of a relationship and planted a GPS tracker in his ex-girlfriend’s car to pop up unexpectedly to see

13 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

LONG READ: Will Spain’s sex industry simply go underground as new anti-prostitution laws come into force?

FORTY kilometres outside Madrid, figures of dancing girls adorning the front of the seedy dark brick Olimpo are designed to lure punters off the motorway

30 Jul, 2022 @ 19:15

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Perro Recogido Por La Guardia Civil Con Claros Sintomas De Haber Sufrido Maltrato

Three jailed over animal abuse of a hundred dogs at shelter on Spain’s Costa del Sol

By Livia Cockerell

30 Jun, 2022 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Cases of abuse against the elderly soar across Spain in wake of pandemic

CASES of abuse against the elderly have gone through the roof since the start of the pandemic in Spain. Approximately 5000 instances of abuse were

19 Jun, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Probe by Spain’s Catholic Church into child sex abuse branded ‘near useless’ by prosecutor

SPAIN’S Proscutor’s Office has slammed an internal investigation by the Spanish Catholic Church into sex abuse allegations as ‘biased’ and ‘of little use’. Spain’s Episcopal

20 May, 2022 @ 11:32

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Woman from Spain's Valencia endures 56 years of hell from violent husband before barricading herself in room

Woman from Spain’s Valencia endures 56 years of hell from abusive husband before barricading herself in room

A Valencia woman suffered 56 years of abuse from her husband and eventually resorted to barricading herself in a room. Officers from Valencia’s Policia Local

30 Mar, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Boys arrested in Spain's Valencia City after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of her degrading treatment

Boys arrested in Spain’s Valencia after forcing girl to drink urine and posting social media video of degrading treatment

TWO boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia over the degrading treatment of a 14-year-old girl. A video

9 Mar, 2022 @ 15:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.

ONE of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand year’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors

2 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Benidorm child pornographer arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after Swiss police and Interpol tip-off

A Benidorm man who made and distributed child pornography has been arrested after Swiss police tipped off their Spanish counterparts. The 30-year-old has been charged

19 Jan, 2022 @ 17:41

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Anonymous Tip Off Brings Down Murcia Gang That Sexually Exploited 19 Women They Shipped To Spain

Anonymous tip-off brings down Murcia sex exploiters who abused 19 women that came to Spain

AN anonymous e-mail to a Policia Nacional anti-human trafficking website has led to the bringing down of a major Murcia criminal gang. Police have arrested

13 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

YouTube rapper among mass Madrid arrests of vice ring that abused underage girls in Spain

POLICE in Madrid have arrested 37 people over suspected involvement in a ring that targeted underage girls for sexual abuse, child prostitution and child pornography.

5 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Madrid

‘Very jealous’ man locked up girlfriend before going to work in Pontevedra area of Spain

A man has been arrested for domestic violence after his girlfriend claimed she was locked up every time he went to work. Police in the

8 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman saved from abusive partner in Spain’s Barcelona after using ‘secret’ help signal

A man has been arrested in Barcelona after his partner alerted authorities using a secret hand signal to indicate she was being abused. The woman

17 Nov, 2021 @ 19:15

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Gay couple threatened by teenage mob in Valencia that will host the 2026 Gay Games in Spain

Gay couple threatened by teenage mob in Valencia days after city wins bid to host 2026 Gay Games in Spain

TWO teenagers have been arrested on hate crime charges after threatening two gay men in Valencia City. The abuse happened on Sunday evening, just three

15 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Man who set fire to his ex-boyfriend’s house faces 20 year jail time as trial begins in Spain’s Sevilla

A MAN has gone on trial in Sevilla for allegedly setting fire to his ex-boyfriend’s house after months of abuse and threats. Named publically only

2 Nov, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

15 years jail time for gym coach who abused students in Spain’s Castellon

A FORMER gymnastics coach has been sentenced to 15 and a half years in prison for abusing his students. Carlos Franch Calpe, a former Betxí

20 Oct, 2021 @ 15:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man, 86, holds girlfriend captive and rapes her over two days in Murcia area of Spain

AN 86-year-old Murcia region man has been arrested for kidnapping and raping his partner. The Caravaca de la Cruz resident kept her tied to a

8 Sep, 2021 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

EXCLUSIVE: British pensioner handcuffed to hospital bed and ‘abused’ in her final days, say expat family on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELDERLY expat was needlessly tied to her bed before enduring a ‘humiliating and agonising death’ in Torrevieja Hospital, her family claim. Kathleen Marshall was

1 Sep, 2021 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

'mass Abuse' As Hidden Cameras Record Hundreds Of Naked Clients Being Treated At A Costa Blanca Beauty Salon In Spain

‘MASS ABUSE’ as hidden cameras record hundreds of naked clients at a Costa Blanca beauty salon in Spain

A couple made over 500 hidden camera recordings of naked female clients being treated at their Alicante Province beauty salon. Some of the customers at

26 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead