This Tuesday, the Huesca Court sentenced a man to 13 years, 9 months and 1 day in prison as the alleged perpetrator of the continuous sexual assaults suffered by a minor with whom he lived due to the romantic relationship he had with her mother. .
The court considers as aggravating factors the situation of superiority and fear that the accused exercised throughout the years in which the attacks lasted, between 2004 and 2009, and the family relationship that he held as the stepfather of the girl, who was 12 years old. the moment the events begin.
The sentence states that the coexistence of the accused, currently 54 years old and a former skating coach, with his partner and his daughter began in 2004 and that shortly afterward the first attacks on the minor took place, whom he approached in the shower. or in her room to touch her and other sexual assaults
The magistrates base their sentence on the truthful and repeated testimony of the minor and on the psychological reports that reveal a situation of post-traumatic stress in the girl due to the experiences suffered over the years.
They also consider the intimidation exercised by the accused to be proven, by creating a "climate of terror" that nullified the ability to resist, and they rule out the aggressor's exculpatory version based on the different evidence taken during the hearing.
The court notes that at the time the events occurred, the Penal Code established a sentence of between 14 years and 4 months up to 15 years, although after the entry into force of the reform derived from the law known as the only Yes it is yes, this sentence has been reduced.
In addition to the prison sentence, the sentence prohibits the accused, declared insolvent, from approaching the minor at less than 500 meters away for 20 years, from carrying out any work with minors for 10 years, and from compensating the victim in 60,000 euros for the damage and consequences caused.
