A man admits to showing pornographic videos and sexually abusing a minor in Palma

PalmA man admitted on Wednesday to showing pornographic videos to and sexually abusing a minor, taking advantage of the fact that he lived with her and her parents were not home. The events took place on June 26, 2021, when the perpetrator, who shared the home with a family, took advantage of the parents' absence to show pornographic videos to the minor. When the victim refused to continue watching this content, the man subjected her to inappropriate touching. He then asked her not to tell her parents what had happened and left. As a result of these events, the minor has suffered anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, for which she has received psychosocial support. The parties reached an agreement on Wednesday before the trial in the First Section of the Provincial Court, and the man will not go to prison because he has no prior criminal record and on the condition that he does not reoffend for five years and complete a sex education course. Furthermore, he paid the full €6,000 claimed as civil liability. The prosecution had initially requested a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for the crimes of sexual abuse and displaying pornographic material to a minor.