Lorenzo Ramírez: Spain has its Epsteins too
Journalist Lorenzo Ramírez warns that the Epstein case has Spanish branches: Barcelona, Gran Canaria and politicians involved. How many more are out there?
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How many Epsteins are there in Spain?
The question is not rhetorical. Journalist Lorenzo Ramírez argues that the Jeffrey Epstein case was not an American anomaly, but the tip of a global iceberg with Spanish branches. The financier's papers and subsequent investigations suggest Barcelona was his European operations hub, but there is more: networks that exploited minors in state care in Gran Canaria, a former PSOE councillor arrested in Benacazón, and saunas in Barcelona which, according to testimony, operated as a branch for PSC politicians.
Epstein's Spanish trail
The Barcelona connection is documented: meetings, contacts and an agenda that placed Pedro Sánchez in Moncloa years before the no-confidence vote, according to reports published by The Objective. In parallel, the network of the Gómez brothers' saunas —allegedly frequented by Socialist officials— has resurfaced in the courts. Added to this are the recordings by Leire Díez, handed over to the judge, about the brothels linked to Sánchez's family circle.
Minors and institutional silence
The Gran Canaria case is the most uncomfortable: a network that recruited girls in state care for jet-set orgies, with the alleged involvement of high-level clients. The protection of those minors failed spectacularly. As one analysis puts it, "it's not magic, it's your taxes": the system that spends millions was unable to shield the most vulnerable.
Exaggeration or network?
Some dismiss it all as media noise. The scepticism has grounds: some theories have ended up in judicial limbo. But the accumulation of cases —all at the investigation stage— does not allow a pattern to be ruled out. The courts will have the final word. Meanwhile, the uncomfortable question remains: how many Epsteins are still to be uncovered?
The question is not rhetorical. Journalist Lorenzo Ramírez argues that the Jeffrey Epstein case was not an American anomaly, but the tip of a global iceberg with Spanish branches. The financier's papers and subsequent investigations suggest Barcelona was his European operations hub, but there is more: networks that exploited minors in state care in Gran Canaria, a former PSOE councillor arrested in Benacazón, and saunas in Barcelona which, according to testimony, operated as a branch for PSC politicians.
Epstein's Spanish trail
The Barcelona connection is documented: meetings, contacts and an agenda that placed Pedro Sánchez in Moncloa years before the no-confidence vote, according to reports published by The Objective. In parallel, the network of the Gómez brothers' saunas —allegedly frequented by Socialist officials— has resurfaced in the courts. Added to this are the recordings by Leire Díez, handed over to the judge, about the brothels linked to Sánchez's family circle.
Minors and institutional silence
The Gran Canaria case is the most uncomfortable: a network that recruited girls in state care for jet-set orgies, with the alleged involvement of high-level clients. The protection of those minors failed spectacularly. As one analysis puts it, "it's not magic, it's your taxes": the system that spends millions was unable to shield the most vulnerable.
Exaggeration or network?
Some dismiss it all as media noise. The scepticism has grounds: some theories have ended up in judicial limbo. But the accumulation of cases —all at the investigation stage— does not allow a pattern to be ruled out. The courts will have the final word. Meanwhile, the uncomfortable question remains: how many Epsteins are still to be uncovered?
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