The Sixth Section of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas will try next Tuesday, July 23 in Arrecife the accused of sexually assaulting his niece in a house in the capital of Lanzarote.
The events date back to the early morning of March 12, 2023, when the accused L.J.S.M. lived with his brother and niece in the family home.
According to the indictment of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which La Voz has had access to, the man allegedly took advantage of the family and cohabitation relationship with his niece to get into her bed while she was sleeping, put his hand under her shirt and touch her breast, at a time when her brother was not in the house.
The Public Prosecutor's Office classifies these acts as a crime of sexual assault and asks for a four-year prison sentence for the accused and special disqualification for the right to passive suffrage during the term of the sentence. In addition, a measure supervised for seven years, after serving the prison sentence and the special disqualification to carry out any profession, trade or activity, paid or unpaid, that involves regular and direct contact with minors for seven years.
In addition, he is prohibited from approaching within 500 meters of his niece and from communicating with her by any means for the following seven years.
As he is a citizen in an irregular administrative situation, being a Venezuelan citizen without his situation regularized, the Prosecutor's Office requests that after serving two-thirds of the sentence, the remainder be replaced by expulsion from Spanish territory and the prohibition of returning to Spain in six years from the date of expulsion. In addition, that "all administrative proceedings" that consider authorization to work or reside in the country be archived.
To conclude, the Prosecutor's Office requests compensation of 3,000 euros for the moral damages caused to the victim.
