Real Madrid Player Raúl Asencio to Stand Before Court Over Accused Distribution of Private Footage
One La Liga footballer, Raúl Asencio, along with several ex- youth athletes from the team, is set to appear in court in relation to allegations of filming and sharing sexual videos involving two individuals, one of whom was a minor at the time.
Legal Accusations and Financial Guarantee Information
Judicial documents indicate that three of the defendants are charged with one count of spreading underage explicit material, as well as two offences against privacy. The bail has been set at €20,000 per person. The remaining individual, understood to be Asencio, is facing two charges concerning confidentiality with bond established as €15,000.
Event Background and Investigation
Legal officials revealed the decision to proceed with a court case on Thursday, following a law enforcement and judicial investigation into the situation. The alleged incident reportedly occurred on a date in mid-2023 in a secluded section of a seaside venue on the Spanish island of a Canary Island.
Prosecution Requests and Defendants
Legal representatives are said to be requesting a sentence of 30 months for Asencio, and terms of 55 months for the remaining individuals. News sources have identified these three as former colleagues of Asencio: Andrés García, Ruiz, and Rodríguez.
Victims and Allegations
An of the claimed affected individuals has included all four accused in her complaint, while the second person has not named Asencio from her formal allegation.
Previous Detentions and Team Response
In late 2023, several unidentified Real Madrid reserve members were arrested in connection to the alleged event and freed after information from their devices was confiscated. The club released a comment confirming that four youth team players had been interviewed by police concerning a report about an alleged distribution of a private recording through a messaging system.
Accused's Statement
The player stated that he had “never taken part in any behaviour that has violated any individual's personal rights, especially not that of a young person”. He added that he had not been implicated in recording or distributing the footage and had only viewed momentarily the content”. Asencio also highlighted the importance of the presumption of innocence.
Initial Report and Permission Concerns
Law enforcement stated that the matter began with a complaint filed by the parent of a 16-year-old individual in the Canary Islands regarding an claimed video of sexual relations. Authorities added that while the young woman maintained the encounters were consensual, the recording had been made without permission and she had only lately learned of its existence.
