Eleven years' imprisonment for continuous sexual assault against 12-year-old stepdaughter in Valladolid
The Provincial Court of Valladolid has sentenced a man of Dominican origin to eleven years in prison for sexually abusing his partner's daughter since January 2024.
Sentence of eleven years for repeated abuse of minor in Valladolid
The Provincial Court of Valladolid has issued a sentence of eleven years' imprisonment against a man of Dominican origin and resident of the city, found guilty of a continuing offence of sexual assault against his stepdaughter, who was 12 years old when the facts began. According to ABC, the information comes from the Press Office of the Higher Court of Justice of Castilla and León.
The court considers it proven that the convicted man used the cohabitation relationship, kinship and position of superiority within the family home to commit repeated acts of a libidinous nature against his partner's daughter from January 2024. The facts culminated in May of that year with two acts of digital penetration.
Ancillary measures and supervised release
In addition to the prison sentence, the ruling imposes on the convicted man absolute disqualification for the duration of the sentence and a prohibition on approaching the victim, her home, place of study or work within 300 metres, as well as a prohibition on communicating with her by any means for 16 years.
The judgment also establishes a supervised release measure of eight years, to be enforced once the custodial sentence has been served. The court also applies a special disqualification of seven years from the exercise of parental authority, guardianship, trusteeship, custody or fostering rights, and a special disqualification of 21 years from any profession or activity involving regular and direct contact with minors.
Compensation of 10,000 euros to the victim
In the field of civil liability, the convicted man must compensate the minor, through her legal representation, with 10,000 euros for moral damages and the psychological harm suffered. The Chamber dismissed the higher financial claims made by the private prosecution, noting that the facts left no physical sequelae or biological traces, and taking into account that the victim's school performance problems had precedents prior to the episodes tried.
The minor's testimony, key to the conviction
To support the conviction, the court gave full credibility to the testimony of the minor, reproduced during the oral trial by means of a recording of her statement as pre-constituted evidence. The judges emphasised the persistence, internal consistency and thoroughness of the account, aspects which were supported by reports from the psychosocial team, the forensic psychologist and the social worker. These experts validated the veracity of the statement and confirmed emotional impact consistent with the reported facts.
The judgment also notes that the accused's work schedules and the reduced size of the dwelling did not prevent the commission of the abuse, given that the abuser sought moments of privacy when other residents were sleeping or away from the property.
Telephone calls and mobile phone blocking, considered "entirely unbelievable"
The Provincial Court describes as "entirely unbelievable" and "absurd" the explanations offered by the defendant to justify the unusual telephone calls he made to the minor on the day the school counsellor uncovered the case. The court also took into consideration the subsequent technical blocking of access to his mobile phone in police premises as an element that reinforced the assessment of his lack of credibility.
Source: ABC