The National Police has arrested a young man accused of sexually assaulting his sister minor for at least four years in Palma de Mallorca, the authorities have reported this Saturday. The events occurred between 2019 and 2023, but it has not been until this month of August when the victim reported what happened to a relative.
Then, the child explained to an relative that her stepbrother, son of her father’s couple, had raped her and subject to touching on repeated occasions over four years. He also forced her to do them to him.
The girl had not denounced the facts before, because being very small, she did not understand what was happening, in addition to the alleged aggressor had her trust.
Upon knowing the attacks, the family alerted the girl’s mother and this transferred her to a hospital to examine her following the protocol in cases of child abuse. Then, he filed a complaint that resulted in the opening of an investigation by the family and women’s care unit (UFAM) of the National Police and that has ended with the defendant’s arrest. Thanks to the testimony of the child, the agents were able to identify the suspect and stop him a few hours later.
The telephone 016 serves the victims of sexist violence, their families and their surroundings 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in 53 different languages. The number is not registered on the telephone bill, but you have to erase the device call. You can also contact via email and by WhatsApp in the number 600 000 016. The minors can go to the telephone of the Anar 900 20 20 10. If it is an emergency situation, the telephones of the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062) can be called at 112 OA. And in case of not being able to call, the alertcops application can be used, from which an alert signal to the police with geolocation is sent.
