Eight men were charged by the judge following their arrest last year. Gang rape an 18-year-old British tourist in a hotel in Magaluf, Mallorca. The accused There are seven citizens Frenchman and Swiss who are said to have been involved in the attack on the young woman in the BH Mallorca Resort.
In August last year, the victim was drunk at the time when at least Five of the defendants They raped her while the other three sexually abused her. During the attack, the suspects took turns abusing the young woman, with several of them They filmed the rape on their mobile phones. These videos, some of which were posted on a “well-known social network,” became a key element of the investigation. Three of the suspects reportedly began the attack while one of them went into the hotel hallway to invite strangers to join in, shouting things like “free sex.”
The other charges related to the release of the videos include mistreatment and invasion of privacy. In addition, the judge found evidence that one of the suspects recorded 14 Videos 170 seconds long and five others 142 seconds long. A trial date has not yet been announced and it is not clear what prison sentences the defendants face if convicted.
Six of the suspects were arrested shortly after the alleged gang rape on August 14, 2023 in Mallorca. Two others were subsequently arrested. in France based on a European arrest warrant issued by a Spanish judge and subsequent extradition.
Following the incident, BH Mallorca Resort issued a statement expressing its cooperation with the authorities and their support for the victim“We fully cooperate with the Guardia Civil and its investigators in whatever they deem necessary. With this statement, this hotel reaffirms its commitment to condemning all types of sexual assault that compromise the dignity and physical integrity of people. Any behavior that undermines these rights has no place in this establishment.”
The investigators also released a statement following the latest arrest: “The Guardia Civil has closed the investigation into the alleged gang rape that took place in a hotel in Magaluf in the early hours of August 14, 2023. The agents recognized early on the complexity of the investigation, as the alleged attackers They were not part of the same group Although they were friends, they were encouraged by other participants and participated sporadically in group activities, so there was no relationship between them.”
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