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Spain’s Catholic Church asks law firm to investigate allegations of child abuse

News Desk21st February 202228th February 2022

21st February 202228th February 20222863

Spain’s Catholic Church has said that a Madrid-based law firm will carry out an independent investigation into past and present allegations of child sex abuse involving...

Spain’s ombudsman tasked with heading probe into church sex abuse

News Desk8th February 202214th February 2022

8th February 202214th February 20221939

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is tasking the country’s ombudsman with the first official investigation into the depth of sexual abuse committed by the Catholic Church....

Spanish Congress backs move for inquiry into child abuse in Catholic Church

News Desk4th February 20227th February 2022

4th February 20227th February 20222683

The Spanish Congress agreed on Tuesday to consider opening an inquiry into child sex abuse within the Catholic Church. Up to now, there has never...

Hand SOS signal sees arrest of man for alleged domestic abuse in Barcelona

News Desk18th November 202123rd November 2021

18th November 202123rd November 20212997

A man was arrested in Barcelona this week for alleged domestic abuse, after a woman made an international hand signal for help in a waiting room...

Spanish TikTok star under investigation over unprotected sex and consent comments

Steph Osborn15th July 202120th July 2021

15th July 202120th July 20213952

Spanish TikTok star, Naim Darrechi, is facing an investigation after controversial comments about unprotected sex and consent in a recent video that has shocked many of...

Four Spanish ‘wolf pack’ rapists get further jail terms for earlier assault

News Desk6th June 202010th June 2020

6th June 202010th June 20204292

Four members of Spain’s ‘Wolf Pack’ (La Manada) – already sentenced for gang-raping a woman in Pamplona in July 2016 – have also received further jail terms for...

Thousands march on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

News Desk26th November 20194th March 2021

26th November 20194th March 20211995

Tens of thousands took to the streets on Monday across Spain for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, with various events...

Five men convicted of sexual abuse rather than gang rape

Newsdesk / ACN31st October 20198th November 2019

31st October 20198th November 20193578

Barcelona’s high court has sentenced five young men to prison for sexually abusing a 14-year old girl rather than for gang rape – a verdict adding...

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Jesuit school to remove priest accused of sexual abuse from duty

Newsdesk / ACN8th October 20198th October 2019

8th October 20198th October 20191941

The Vatican has ordered the Jesuit Order to remove a priest from duty who was accused of sexually abusing two students at the Sant Ignasi...

Montserrat monk was a ‘sexual predator and paedophile’

Newsdesk / ACN6th September 20191st February 2022

6th September 20191st February 20224966

The conclusions of a committee created by the Montserrat Monastery to look into allegations regarding Andreu Soler, who was in charge of the religious scout movement...

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