The Provincial Court of Pontevedra this Friday sentenced a man to 14 years in prison who sexually abused a minor for six yearsgranddaughter of his partner. These events were repeated from when the girl was 8 years old until she was almost 15.
According to the proven facts of the sentence, the minor went to live with her brother and parents at her grandmother’s house, where the now convicted person also resided. In 2011, since the girl was eight years oldtaking advantage of the coexistence and the fact that he was left in their care, the abuse.
This individual, “in order to satisfy his sexual desires,” told the minor, “let’s go see something,” “let’s watch a video,” or simply, “let’s go.” At the same time, “to break his will, He took her by the arm and pulled her to the room.” that the man shared with his paternal grandmother.
“Once there he placed the mobile in a chest of drawers located on his side of the bed playing a video of people having sex, he sat the minor on the bed next to him, although other times she was lying down, he took off her shirt and touched her chest and mouth, masturbating while time and going to the bathroom before ejaculating, a mechanic that he reiterated every time he committed these acts, which took place more and more continuouslyoccurring once a week or two at most,” the ruling relates. This behavior escalated until touching the minor’s genitals, with sexual access, on multiple occasions.
During the time the abuse lasted, the girl did not tell what was happening to her “because she was afraid, feeling pressured and afraid because he told her that no one was going to believe her, that her grandmother loved him more than her and that everything was consensual.” As a result of these events, the minor suffered psychological damage for which she underwent psychological treatment.
For this reason, the Court condemns this man for a continued crime of sexual assault with carnal access through the vaginal introduction of bodily members, the victim being under 16 years of age, for which the author used intimidation and took advantage of a situation of dominance. It is also imposed the prohibition of approaching the victim within 500 meters for 16 years. An appeal is possible.