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The Prosecutor's Office of Gipuzkoa accuses a police officer of committing abuse to a victim of male violence
  • The prosecution requires a two-year prison sentence. The police went to the victim's house on the grounds that he had to keep some documents in which he had several touches. The woman goes to the police office to report and comes the next day.
Leire Rodriguez Garmendia @leirero_22 2023ko otsailaren 07a
Argazkia: Argia Fototeka - Dani Blanco.

According to the EFE, the event occurred in April 2021, when the Police took the victim's statement for "violation of a protection order". According to the Public Prosecutor's Office's provisional indictment, "taking advantage of the functions of his office", the police moved to the victim's home the following day "on the pretext that he had to keep documents".

According to the document, the victim allowed him to enter his home and, "with the intention of satisfying his sexual desire", he hugged him and touched him. Although the woman asked her "permanently" to leave the place, the text says that the aggressor acted "over and over". In the end, before the woman refused, until she left the house. As a result of this incident, the Prosecutor ' s Office states that the victim ' s anxiety had already increased.

The Public Prosecutor ' s Office considers these facts to be a crime of sexual abuse, requiring the accused to be sentenced to two years ' imprisonment and to be disqualified for employment or public office for four years. If convicted of imputable facts, the victim must be compensated for the amount determined after the trial.

Another report of male violence in the Basque Country has increased the number of victims of sexual violence. According to the Basque Administration portal euskadi.eus, 4,591 crimes of violence against women were recorded in 2022, 14.6% more than in 2021.