A national police officer has been arrested in Valencia for an alleged crime of sexual assault for touching a trainee agent, as confirmed by police sources. The touching took place at a work lunch last December, and the agent was arrested on Friday, January 9, and was brought to justice that same day. Meanwhile, a mayor of the Alicante Local Police has also been arrested for an alleged crime of gender violence towards his partner.
According to what the newspaper published this Wednesday, the first detainee is a national police officer from the Citizen Assistance Group (GAC) and the arrest was carried out by agents from the UFAM (Family and Women’s Assistance Unit). The detainee touched the breasts of a trainee agent without her consent and made sexual comments to her that made her uncomfortable during the party after the Christmas meal in a pub in Valencia, according to the newspaper.
As for the second case, it concerns a mayor of the Alicante Local Police, who has been arrested for an alleged crime of gender violence against his partner and has been brought to justice this Wednesday. The arrest occurred this Tuesday in the Alicante town of San Vicente del Raspeig following the woman’s complaint, other sources close to the investigation have indicated.
The Councilor for Security at the Alicante City Council, Julio Calero, has said that the council “has no official knowledge of these events, nor of the judicial and police actions in relation to them.” “In any case, any precautionary measure that may be applicable in this matter will be taken based on the court’s resolutions,” said Calero. Likewise, the mayor wanted to “express, as always, the utmost respect for judicial proceedings and the presumption of innocence, as well as confidence that the facts will be clarified as soon as possible.”
Telephone 016 assists victims of sexist violence, their families and those around them 24 hours a day, every day of the year, in 53 different languages. The number is not registered on the telephone bill, but the call must be deleted from the device. You can also contact via email and by WhatsApp at the number 600 000 016. Minors can contact the ANAR Foundation telephone number 900 20 20 10. If it is an emergency situation, you can call 112 or the National Police (091) and the Civil Guard (062) telephone numbers. And if you cannot call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, from which an alert signal is sent to the Police with geolocation.
