Grandfather from Alicante jailed for abusing his 9-year-old granddaughter

The Third Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante has sentenced the defendant to four years and three months in prison for the crime of sexual abuse of a minor, for which it recognises the mitigating circumstance of undue delays.

The court also ordered him to pay 15,000 euros to the victim for moral damages and the impact the abuse had on her psychological development. The convicted man will not be permitted to come within 500 meters of the girl or communicate with her in any way for nine years.

The incident happened on the evening of April 16th, 2020, when the girl slept overnight at her grandfather’s home in Alicante, which also housed her mother and a 13-year-old cousin. The sentence claims that the children slept in the shared bed together that night by taking advantage of the grandmother’s absence.

The condemned man once came into the room early in the morning, checked to make sure the little girl was asleep, then scooped her up and carried her to the bed where he was resting, stroking her intimate areas. The victim told the man what had happened after the girl woke up and told him she didn’t enjoy what he was doing to her. He then put her back in the bed with her cousin.

According to the Valencian High Court, the decision is not final and may be challenged by the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community’s Civil and Criminal Division (TSJCV).