She was on a cruise vacation, they raped her, but the accused was released

They raped a 17 year old English girl on a cruise. However, after the complaint, the badual abuser was released since the incident that occurred in Spanish waters and neither he nor the victim had such a nationality. Although the doctors confirmed the fact, the court did not impute the accused.

The victim stated that the incident occurred while they were sailing in the waters of the Mediterranean, between Mallorca and Valencia, and that the Spanish police then arrested a young Italian, who was released because he was in international waters of Spanish nationality, the court had no jurisdiction to impute the young man.

The decision was supported by the Spanish Law on Universal Justice, so that the case had a great impact on the responsibility of the country in charge of trying the suspect.

According to the reported information, while the cruiser was traveling between Palma de Mallorca and Valencia during the early hours of the morning, the man approached the young English woman, forcibly introduced her into her cabin and raped her. Medical examinations revealed that it was a badual badault and not an abuse because violence and intimidation had been proven.

In the case reported by the child traveling with his parents, the protocol was activated and, when he arrived ashore, the boat 's captain alerted the authorities and indicated that he had identified the incident. alleged perpetrator of the raped girl. but it was not retained.

In turn, the scientific police inspected the cabin of the cruise ship, collected biological samples and donned the girl's clothes for further investigation of the case. However, in the case of an offense committed by a foreigner on another person, in international waters, the watch judge in Valencia may pursue the case only in the event that the defendant's residence was Spanish.

As the alleged abuser was not aware of the report and the investigation, he left with the rest of the pbadengers to travel to Valencia. When he returned, he was arrested. As the cruise continued with the victim and his family, the defendant was to remain in detention. A few hours later, he was released due to lack of jurisdiction over what happened.

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