Sexual abuse survivors protest exclusion from Pope Leo meeting in Madrid
Several associations representing victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy protested their exclusion from a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in Madrid, as the pontiff...
Sexual Abuse
Three Canadian police officers arrested in Spain over alleged sexual assault in Barcelona
Three off-duty Canadian police officers have been arrested in Spain in connection with the alleged assault of a woman during a holiday to Barcelona, authorities...
Spain signs landmark church-state deal to compensate victims of clergy abuse
Spain’s government and Catholic Church have signed a landmark agreement to compensate victims of sexual abuse by clergy in cases that can no longer be...
Julio Iglesias seeks retraction and damages from Yolanda Díaz over ‘sexual abuser’ remarks
The lawyer of Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias has filed legal action against Spain’s Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz, after she publicly referred...
Spain asks prosecutors to investigate X, Meta & TikTok over AI-created child pornography
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government said on Tuesday that6 it will ask prosecutors to examine X, Meta and TikTok over potential offences linked to AI-generated child...
Spanish police bust sex trafficking ring in Mallorca, freeing 15 Chinese women
The Spanish National Police have freed 15 victims of sexual exploitation who were recruited by a criminal organisation through adverts on social media. According to...
Spanish prosecutors drop sex abuse case against Julio Iglesias, citing lack of jurisdiction
Spanish prosecutors have dropped a sex abuse and human trafficking complaint against veteran singer Julio Iglesias, ruling that Spain’s courts do not have jurisdiction over...
Facing fallout among women voters over sex scandals, the PSOE tighten harassment protocols
Spain’s governing socialist (PSOE) party is confronting a wave of sexual misconduct and prostitution scandals that now threaten one of its defining political pillars —...
Spain’s Catholic Church discloses 101 abuse claims this year, under its new compensation system
Spain’s Catholic Church said on Friday that it has received 101 reports of sexual abuse so far this year under its newly established compensation framework....
Catholic bishop in southern Spain denies abuse allegation as Vatican opens investigation
A Catholic bishop in Spain is under investigation by the Vatican following an allegation of sexual abuse, which he categorically denies, his diocese confirmed in...
