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Julio Iglesias faces fresh legal action in Spain over sexual abuse and forced labour allegations

News Desk5th September 20267th September 2026

5th September 20267th September 2026617

Two former employees of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias have launched a fresh attempt to have allegations of sexual abuse, human trafficking and forced labour investigated...

Sexual abuse survivors protest exclusion from Pope Leo meeting in Madrid

News Desk9th June 202614th June 2026

9th June 202614th June 2026823

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...

Three Canadian police officers arrested in Spain over alleged sexual assault in Barcelona

News Desk21st May 202625th May 2026

21st May 202625th May 20261223

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

News Desk31st March 20266th April 2026

31st March 20266th April 20261364

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

News Desk25th February 20262nd March 2026

25th February 20262nd March 20261144

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

News Desk18th February 202623rd February 2026

18th February 202623rd February 20261042

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

News Desk26th January 20262nd February 2026

26th January 20262nd February 20261745

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

News Desk24th January 202627th January 2026

24th January 202627th January 20261154

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

News Desk13th December 202516th December 2025

13th December 202516th December 20251745

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

News Desk23rd November 202527th November 2025

23rd November 202527th November 20251483

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....

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