False accusation?: Julio Iglesias counterattacks against his accusers

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has asked the Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court of Spain for the document with the accusations for alleged sexual assaults on two of his former employees, to evaluate a possible crime of false reporting, reported this Tuesday EuropaPress. According to the media, his lawyer requests a complete copy of the complaint and pre-trial proceedings, arguing that there is no law preventing the accused from knowing the actions of his accusers. The artist’s initiative takes place after the case was archived for lack of jurisdiction, as the events would have occurred in the Caribbean.

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The two former workers involved in the case —a domestic worker and a physiotherapist— reported touching, insults, humiliation and continuous workplace harassment. One of them claims to have been forced to have sexual encounters with Iglesias in 2021 —when she was 22 years old and Iglesias 77—, including penetrations and humiliations in residences in Punta Cana and the Bahamas. The defense criticizes that the accusers were designated as protected witnesses despite having promoted, according to Iglesias, an “aggressive media campaign” that damaged his honor. The Prosecutor’s Office closed the case last Friday due to lack of Spanish jurisdiction, in accordance with the Supreme Court, since, according to its provisions, facts abroad are not investigated if another State has effective competence. The crime of trafficking requires material connection with Spain (national or resident victims), but in this case the complainants are foreigners and do not reside in that country.