CD Tenerife Footballer Maikel Mesa Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison for Assault. Maikel Mesa, former UD Las Palmas player and current CD Tenerife midfielder, has been sentenced to 8 months in prison. The court found him guilty of assault and imposed a fine for causing injuries.
A verdict has been delivered in a high-profile case in Tenerife: CD Tenerife footballer Maikel Mesa has been sentenced to eight months in prison and fined €1,200. The court found him guilty of assault and causing injury following an incident that occurred at the end of May in La Laguna. According to local media, Mesa was detained after he allegedly tried to forcibly take a mobile phone from a man in the street. The victim turned out to be a judge, who managed to record part of the incident on his device’s camera, and was also captured by nearby surveillance cameras near the parking lot.
The incident took place late in the evening on May 31. Diario de Avisos reports that police were alerted to an attack on a man by three unidentified individuals. Among the assailants was Maikel Mesa. The victim stated that he was insulted, beaten, and his phone was taken away after the attackers noticed he was recording them. The assailants then fled the scene in a car.
The victim sought medical attention to document his injuries, and later filed a police report. During the investigation, officers swiftly identified the suspects and returned the stolen phone to its owner. Maikel Mesa was detained and taken to the police station, where he gave testimony before being brought before the court.
The trial was expedited due to the presence of video footage and other evidence. As a result, Mesa was found guilty on two counts: he received an eight-month prison sentence for assault and a fine for causing injury. CANARIAS7 notes that the case attracted significant attention due to the defendant’s status and the circumstances of the incident.
In Spain, criminal cases against well-known athletes rarely result in actual prison sentences, but in this case the court took into account the existence of video evidence and the nature of the crime. CD Tenerife has not yet commented on the situation. In such cases, clubs usually conduct internal investigations and may impose disciplinary measures. In recent years, attitudes toward violence in public places in Spain have become stricter, especially when public figures are involved.
