The judge has agreed to the provisional release of the Sevillian singer Francisco Javier Álvarez, 29, arrested as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault that occurred in Seville last April, according to EFE. The complainant is of legal age and, according to the first information, is a fan who contacted him through social networks and whom he proposed to meet.
As reported by the Superior Court of Justice, the judge of plaza number 4 of the Violence against Women Section of the Court of Instance of Seville, acting as guard, has imposed as precautionary measures the prohibition of communicating and approaching less than 500 meters from the complainant, as well as the withdrawal of the passport for a period of three months.
“We are not going to confirm or say anything about this,” was the insistent response from Andrea Momigliano, representative of the Sevillian singer, in a phone call with EL PAÍS. Momigliano has limited himself to those statements and has criticized “the cruelty” of the treatment by the press, after it was learned today that Beret has been arrested.
The artist, who performed before Pope Leo XIV at the festival prior to the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, attended by 40,000 people, is waiting to be brought to justice.
According to the , the singer will appear before the Violence against Women court, which will determine whether he goes to prison. It will depend on whether the prosecution or the victim’s lawyers request it.
At the moment, no further details have been released about the events that led to his arrest.
The singer began his career by publishing songs on digital platforms in 2013, which led to his fame. Their discography combines different styles such as rock, rap, urban pop or reggaeton. He has shared collaborations with artists as different as , , Vanesa Martín, Sebastián Yatra or him. In 2022 he published Resilience, which included songs that were successful as Please don’t go next to Morat Diablo with Estopa and in 2025 he released his third studio album The beautiful and the broken.
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.
