19-year-old foreign minor detained for alleged sexual assault of girlfriend in Madrid

19-year-old detained for alleged sensual assault of girlfriend in Madrid

The previous relationship between a victim and her alleged aggressor should not mitigate incivil responsibility, but the investigation will have to unravel a plot where consent and revenge intersect. The National Police arrested in Madrid a 19-year-old Algerian youth, who was brought under the status of unaccompanied foreign minor, as the alleged perpetrator of three sensual assaults against a 31-year-old Briton, according to the complaint filed by the victim.

The facts according to the complaint

The woman claims that she had a courtship relationship lasting about two months with the detainee, whom she met on a bus. The first assault allegedly occurred when he invited her to his residence after going to the pool at the complex where he resides, in the Latina district. The complainant states that during the relationship, there were up to three assaults which finally led her to file the complaint.

The judicial and social debate

The case has generated an opinion trend that tends to discredit the victim due to her previous relationship with the aggressor, while other voices recall that the incident is an alleged serious assault. The detainee, as a person under investigation, enjoys the presumption of innocence. The investigation must clarify the veracity of the account and the possible existence of evidence.

The resolution appears complex: the nature of the previous affectionate relationship and the context of the complaint add more questions than certainties to a case that has already ignited public debate.