{"id":5389,"date":"2026-06-12T11:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/boys-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-12-in-spain-get-one-week-suspension\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:06:42","slug":"boys-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-12-in-spain-get-one-week-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/boys-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-12-in-spain-get-one-week-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys accused of sexually assaulting girl, 12, in Spain get one-week suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1a5e55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A group of boys accused of the attack in Spain, which left their alleged victim traumatised, are aged 11 and 12 &#8211; the age of criminal responsibility is 14<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37285022\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spanish police logo\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285022.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Patrolling-with-Policia-Nacional-Exploring-Spains-Streets.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285022.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Patrolling-with-Policia-Nacional-Exploring-Spains-Streets.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285022.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Patrolling-with-Policia-Nacional-Exploring-Spains-Streets.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37285022.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Patrolling-with-Policia-Nacional-Exploring-Spains-Streets.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Spanish Police are investigating the incident\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Spanish Police are investigating the incident<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A group of children accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl were handed a one-week suspension in Spain as they are under the age of criminal responsibility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The alleged attack by five or six classmates happened during a birthday party at a public venue outside their school in Burgos, northern Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It was first reported to the police last month by the girl\u2019s heartbroken family, which led to an investigation into the claims. The girl is understood to have been left traumatised by the alleged attack, according to <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diariodeburgos.es\/noticia\/z194b432b-6a48-4621-ac0fc903b15a2647\/202606\/agredida-sexualmente-con-12-anos-por-varios-companeros\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Diario de Burgos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Officers confirmed those involved are aged just 11 or 12, but as the age of criminal responsibility is 14, they cannot face prosecution, meaning the youngsters fall below the legal limit and will escape criminal charges for the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37086068\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37086068\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A police officer walking\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37086068.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_GettyImages-1316464356.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37086068.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/3_GettyImages-1316464356.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37086068.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/3_GettyImages-1316464356.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37086068.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/3_GettyImages-1316464356.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The accused students were initially expelled, yet were permitted to return to the classroom one week later\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The accused students were initially expelled, yet were permitted to return to the classroom one week later<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Education chiefs in Burgos, along with the wider school community across the region, are understood to be fully aware of the case. The police force passed the full report on the alleged attack to the Juvenile Prosecutor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The accused students were initially expelled, yet were permitted to return to the classroom one week later, with both the alleged victim and the accused returning to lessons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The boys are currently being kept separate from other pupils, alongside several classmates, in a move said to \u201cavoid their stigmatisation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It comes after a separate incident in which Spanish police say they are investigating alleged sexual assaults on up to 10 teenage girls who claim they were sexually assaulted on a cruise after their drinks were spiked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Barcelona said: \u201cWe were made aware of alleged incidents involving minors when the cruise liner docked here on May 1. The possible authors would be adults.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOfficers received several complaints and have taken a number of statements and an investigation is ongoing. A local court has been informed and it will be up to the court to determine what happens next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">No arrests have yet been made but it is understood the suspects have been identified and located.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/boys-accused-sexually-assaulting-girl-37284146\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of boys accused of the attack in Spain, which left their alleged victim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4_TOPSHOT-SPAIN-AGRICULTURE-PROTEST.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}