In the garden area at El Ingenio shopping centre, the woman again told the man to stop and asked him to take her to a relative’s home. The Provincial Court of Málaga has upheld his conviction for continued sexual assault.
The order bars him from contacting her and requires him to stay at least 500 metres from her home or workplace. It also covers places she frequents and lasts one year and six months. The court confirmed a €6,600 fine and €1,000 compensation for psychological and moral harm.
The events began in January 2024, after the pair met through Tinder and arranged to see each other. He collected her by car in Málaga and took her to his home before they went to El Ingenio in Vélez-Málaga. According to the court, he tried to initiate sex twice at the house despite her refusals. On the first occasion, he grabbed her by the neck and hair and acted brusquely; later, she pushed him away.
At the shopping centre, he touched her intimate areas and rubbed against her. She asked him to stop again. After this third episode, she asked him to take her to a relative’s home.
At the hearing, the defendant acknowledged that he had continued to seek sexual contact after the first incident. He said he believed the circumstances were favourable to sexual contact. The Provincial Court rejected that interpretation, finding he knew she did not consent from her words and actions.
The defence challenged the psychological report submitted by the private prosecution and requested an expert assessment of the woman’s credibility. The judges found her refusals and the fact that she pushed him away sufficient evidence that he understood she did not want sexual contact. They dismissed his appeal and upheld the ruling of Málaga Criminal Court No. 5, including the compensation award.
In a separate Málaga sexual-offence case, the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía upheld a four-year prison sentence imposed by the Málaga Provincial Court. The woman in that case had met the man through a dating app, and the reported incident occurred while she was taking medication; the two had previously had occasional sexual encounters. The sentence included a six-year ban on approaching or communicating with her. It also imposed five years of supervised release after imprisonment. The court ordered €6,000 in compensation for moral harm.
In a separate court matter, families asked for an investigation into alleged mistreatment at San Jaime school in Majadahonda, as detailed in a report on their complaint.
