A man in Castellón has been sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for repeated sexual assaults against two 10-year-old twin sisters he had taken in with their mother. The court also imposed strict restraining orders and financial compensation.
A court in Castellón has handed down a 17-and-a-half-year prison sentence to a man found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting two 10-year-old twin sisters who were living in his home. The girls and their mother, who was a friend of the defendant’s wife, had moved in after a family dispute. The verdict, released by the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunitat Valenciana, details a pattern of abuse that occurred between September and November 2024.
According to the court, the man systematically targeted the girls during moments when they were alone in the bathroom, taking advantage of the absence of their mother. He subjected them to inappropriate touching and forced kisses, ignoring their explicit refusals and entering the bathroom under the pretext of supervising the use of the shower. The assaults were not isolated incidents but repeated over several weeks, with the man also attacking the girls in their beds when circumstances allowed.
The court found that the defendant used threats to silence the victims, warning them that disclosure would result in their separation from their mother by authorities. When the girls tried to resist or call for help, he physically restrained them and covered their mouths to prevent them from alerting anyone. The judges emphasized that the decisive evidence came from the consistent and credible testimonies of the sisters, which the court found to be genuine and not the result of fabrication or external influence.
In addition to the prison term, the court ordered the man to pay €5,000 to each victim for moral damages. He is also barred from approaching or communicating with the girls for a period extending four years beyond his sentence, and is prohibited from working in any capacity involving contact with minors for five years after his release. The ruling is not yet final and may be appealed to the Sala de lo Civil y Penal of the TSJCV.
This case highlights ongoing concerns about the safety of minors in domestic environments, a topic that has drawn attention in other recent Spanish court proceedings. For example, in a separate incident, a man in Málaga was jailed after admitting to the fatal beating of his flatmate, as reported in coverage of violent crime cases in Spain. Both cases underscore the challenges authorities face in protecting vulnerable individuals within private homes.
Spain has seen a series of high-profile cases involving crimes against minors in recent years, prompting calls for stricter oversight and improved support for victims. The Spanish legal system allows for significant sentences in cases involving sexual violence against children, and courts often impose additional restrictions to prevent future contact between offenders and victims. The Castellón case serves as a reminder of the importance of vigilance and the role of the judiciary in responding to such serious offenses.
