Police investigate alleged sexual assaults on two altar boys in València

The National Police's juvenile unit in València is investigating two alleged sensual assaults on two minors, aged 15 and 17, attributed to the substitute parish priest of the church where they served as altar boys. None of those under investigation has been convicted.

## A juvenile unit investigation in València

The **National Police's juvenile unit** (Grume) in **València** is investigating two alleged sensual assaults on two minors. They were allegedly committed by the substitute parish priest of the church where the boys served as altar boys. The two are **15 and 17 years old**.

## Altar boys since before their First Communion

They had attended that parish with their sister and mother for more than a decade. They had a good relationship with the congregation and with those in charge of the church. They had served as altar boys since before taking their First Communion. The newspaper **Levante-EMV**, which broke the story, omits the name of the church to protect the victims' identities.

## A house with a chapel in a village

The church has a parish priest who is occasionally replaced by another reverend. Both priests live in a house in a village in the València area together with a **third priest**. The house has a small chapel inside, and the mother and the minors went there for years, also on special dates, they told the officers handling the investigation.

None of those under investigation has been convicted. The investigation remains open and the presumption of innocence applies.