The High Court of the Region of Murcia in Spain has upheld a 19-year-and-three-month prison sentence for a man convicted of continuing sexual assault and abuse offences against two underage sisters. The court found that he had taken advantage of his close friendship with their family.
The defendant appealed a ruling by the Murcia Provincial Court. The High Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the evidence had been assessed rationally and with sufficient reasoning, and that the presumption of innocence had been respected.
According to the facts established by the court, the man committed acts of a sexual nature during frequent family gatherings. The abuse of the younger sister began when she was eight and continued in family homes. The older sister was subjected to sexualised kisses and touching over a period of two years.
