The lack of forensic psychologists slows down the investigation of a hundred cases of sexual abuse in Ibiza

PalmaThe shortage of forensic psychologists in the Ibiza justice administration has paralyzed a hundred proceedings related to sexual violence cases, including some in which the victims are minors, as reported by judicial sources.

Furthermore, they report that the deficit in the Institute of Legal Medicine makes it impossible to carry out the forensic psychological reports necessary to advance the cases, which sometimes have been accumulating in the courts for years.

This shortage is due to the difficulties in finding forensic psychologists who want to settle in Ibiza, because the salary "is insufficient to face the high cost of living on the island." Sources from the forensic department have explained that a substitute psychologist will join on October 1st, who has been receiving the relevant training during this week.

This professional, who comes from a list of interim staff available for management to fill this position, has agreed to join thanks to the new island allowance of about 500 gross euros per month. The incumbent forensic psychologist has been on leave since April 2025, a position that was filled for 11 months by an interim staff member who resigned voluntarily, according to the same judicial sources.

During the first quarter of 2026, 349 sexual crimes were registered in Ibiza and Formentera, including assaults, attacks against sexual freedom, as well as against moral integrity, among others, compared to the 287 recorded during the same period in 2025, according to data from the Judiciary. In 2025, gender-based violence crimes amounted to 1,431.