Sexual assault convicts flee to Germany

Two convicted of sensual assaulting a 14-year-old girl flee as prosecutors seek European warrants

The Valencia Provincial Court sentenced two men to 12 and 20 years in prison for sensual assaulting a 14-year-old girl in l'Olleria, a municipality in the Vall d'Albaida. Neither appeared on Monday for the hearing to finalize their imprisonment. One had already left for Germany after learning of the verdict; according to the prosecution, the other did the same shortly after. The Public Prosecutor's Office and the private prosecution, led by lawyer Juan Molpeceres, have requested a European Arrest Warrant and an international search order.

The events occurred on the night of September 27, 2020, during a party attended by the victim with a friend. According to the ruling, the minor consumed alcohol that impaired her will and danced with the now-convicted men, who were "fully aware" of her condition and age. Subsequently, in a secluded area known as 'el muro', both engaged in sensual acts with her simultaneously. Shortly after, one sent her messages proposing a threesome; the minor went to an abandoned house, where she continued to be assaulted until seven in the morning.

What the verdict says and who is acquitted

The court imposed 12 years on each for sensual abuse of a minor under 16, plus eight additional years for one of them for a second offense committed at the residence. Two other initially accused individuals were acquitted. The Civil Guard noted in its investigation that the minor may have been assaulted by up to 15 people, some unidentified, across the two locations. The victim suffered no physical injuries but did suffer sarracena damage, and filed the complaint accompanied by her mother.

Why they weren't detained before fleeing

The case leaves an uncomfortable question: if the conviction was final and sentences exceeded a decade, why were the convicts free to leave? No official answer has been provided. It is confirmed that one had already fled to Germany before the hearing, a move that, according to the prosecution, should have triggered all alerts. The second trinc the same script.

Some argue this represents serious negligence in applying precautionary measures. Counterarguments state that the European warrant remains the standard instrument when a convict cannot be located. The practical result is identical: two people convicted of assaulting a child roam freely across Europe while justice processes paperwork.

Social echo: from indignation to victim-blaming

The news has peine a familiar pattern. Part of public commentary focused on the minor's behavior—attending the party, responding to messages—as if it altered the legal classification. Another part highlighted systemic issues: slowness, lack of provisional detention, and the sense that sensual violence convictions against minors are served only when the convict chooses.

The discussion also shifted toward the foreign origin of the two fugitives. This is slippery ground: nationality does not explain flight or assault, but fuels narratives mixing crime with migration, gaining weight in public discourse recently. Case data remain prosaic: two final convictions, two absences, and a pending arrest warrant.

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The scene remains: a 14-year-old girl, a party, an empty house, a complaint. And two names the Valencia Provincial Court seeks in Germany. Whether they appear is the only thing still unwritten.