Fresh complaint against Julio Iglesias revives sexual abuse allegations

Two former employees of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias have filed a new complaint against him, alleging sexual abuse and forced labor during their time working for him in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in 2021.

The initial complaint was dismissed by Spanish prosecutors due to jurisdictional issues, as the alleged incidents occurred outside Spain.

However, the advocacy group Women's Link Worldwide argues that Spanish courts have jurisdiction based on laws allowing prosecution of offenses committed abroad by Spanish nationals, provided the act is also considered an offense in the location it occurred.

Iglesias denies the allegations, calling them "absolutely false.".

MADRID, Sept 5 — Two women ex-employees of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias have filed another complaint against him for alleged sexual abuse and forced labour, the advocacy group representing them said yesterday, insisting Spain had jurisdiction to investigate.

Spanish prosecutors in January shelved a first complaint over the same allegations against Iglesias, a Grammy winner with more than 300 million records sold in a career spanning decades.

The women, a domestic worker and a physiotherapist, allege they suffered sexual and other forms of abuse while working at Iglesias’s properties in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in 2021.

Iglesias, 82, called the accusations “absolutely false”, saying he had never “abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman”.

Prosecutors shelved the original complaint, saying Spanish courts had no jurisdiction over events that allegedly happened in the Caribbean countries, which were “fully competent” to investigate.

Women’s Link Worldwide said the women — referred to as Rebeca and Laura — had filed the new complaint on Thursday for alleged acts including “sexual harassment and assault” as well as “forced and degrading work conditions”.

The organisation said Spanish courts were competent because of a law that “makes it possible to investigate and prosecute offences committed outside the country when relevant links with Spain exist”.

“If a Spanish person commits an offence outside Spain, Spain can try it, as long as that same act is also considered an offence in the country where it happened,” Women’s Link said in a statement.

“The Spanish state is obliged to guarantee equal access to justice, irrespective of who the accused person is,” said Women’s Link executive director Jovana Rios Cisnero.

It was unclear what chance the latest complaint has of succeeding, given the cited law existed when the allegations were first presented.

In January, Spanish prosecutors said their shelving of the case did not prevent the women from filing their complaint in other jurisdictions.

Iglesias is the father of fellow superstar singer Enrique Iglesias. — AFP

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西班牙歌手胡里奥·伊格莱西亚斯的两名前雇员对他提起新的诉讼，指控他在 2021 年于多米尼加共和国和巴哈马为她们工作期间对她们进行性虐待和强迫劳动。

由于指控的事件发生在西班牙境外，西班牙检察官以管辖权问题为由驳回了最初的投诉。

然而，倡导组织“妇女联盟全球”（Women's Link Worldwide）认为，根据允许对西班牙国民在国外犯下的罪行进行起诉的法律，西班牙法院对此拥有管辖权，前提是该行为在发生地也被视为犯罪。

伊格莱西亚斯否认了这些指控，称其“完全是捏造的”。

马德里，9 月 5 日——代表西班牙歌手胡里奥·伊格莱西亚斯的两名前女雇员的维权组织昨天表示，这两名前女雇员再次对他提起诉讼，指控他性虐待和强迫劳动，并坚称西班牙对此案有管辖权。

西班牙检察官在 1 月份搁置了针对伊格莱西亚斯的第一起与上述指控相同的诉讼。伊格莱西亚斯是一位格莱美奖得主，在其长达数十年的职业生涯中，唱片销量超过 3 亿张。

这两名女性，一名是家政工人，一名是理疗师，声称她们在 2021 年于伊格莱西亚斯位于多米尼加共和国和巴哈马的房产工作期间遭受了性虐待和其他形式的虐待。

82岁的伊格莱西亚斯称这些指控“完全是捏造的”，并表示他从未“虐待、胁迫或不尊重任何女性”。

检察官搁置了最初的指控，称西班牙法院对据称发生在加勒比海国家的事件没有管辖权，这些国家“完全有能力”进行调查。

Women's Link Worldwide 表示，这两名女性（分别被称为 Rebeca 和 Laura）于周四提交了新的投诉，指控其行为包括“性骚扰和性侵犯”以及“强迫和有辱人格的工作条件”。

该组织表示，西班牙法院有管辖权，因为有一项法律“规定，当与西班牙存在相关联系时，可以调查和起诉在国外犯下的罪行”。

“如果一名西班牙公民在西班牙境外犯罪，只要该行为在犯罪发生地也被视为犯罪，西班牙就可以对其进行审判，”妇女联盟在一份声明中表示。

“西班牙政府有义务保障所有人平等获得司法救济，无论被告是谁，”妇女联盟执行主任乔瓦娜·里奥斯·西斯内罗说。

鉴于所引用的法律在指控首次提出时就已经存在，目前还不清楚最新的投诉有多大成功的机会。

1月份，西班牙检察官表示，他们搁置此案并不妨碍这些女性在其他司法管辖区提起诉讼。

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