https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's Catholic Church wants to "eradicate" cases of sexual abuse of minors within the church and not cover them up, the president of the Spanish bishops' conference said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181119/spanish-catholic-church-wants-to-eradicate-sexual-abuse Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:41:12 +0100 spanish-catholic-church-wants-to-eradicate-sexual-abuse A Spanish court on Tuesday acquitted a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a teenage altar boy, in a case in which Pope Francis had pushed for an investigation. https://www.thelocal.es/20170412/spanish-court-acquits-granada-priest-accused-of-sex-abuse Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:48:08 +0200 spanish-court-acquits-granada-priest-accused-of-sex-abuse The malnourished and dehydrated young man sent a cry for help to police: "Help me. My father is going to kill me". https://www.thelocal.es/20160707/police-free-teen-trapped-by-father-in-house-for-two-years Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:51:43 +0200 police-free-teen-trapped-by-father-in-house-for-two-years A third teacher at a school run by a Roman Catholic order in Barcelona has confessed to having sexually abused students in a video released Monday, deepening one of Spain's biggest paedophile scandals. https://www.thelocal.es/20160308/third-catholic-teacher-confesses-to-sexual-abuse-in-spain Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:04:39 +0100 third-catholic-teacher-confesses-to-sexual-abuse-in-spain The little boy was chained and padlocked inside of a room while his mother went to work. https://www.thelocal.es/20160304/mum-arrested-for-chaining-up-son-while-she-was-at-work Fri, 04 Mar 2016 11:50:55 +0100 mum-arrested-for-chaining-up-son-while-she-was-at-work Six vets and dozens of hunters have been arrested for cutting off dogs' ears and tails in an illegal procedure, without anesthetic. https://www.thelocal.es/20160216/six-vets-26-hunters-arrested-for-mutilating-dozens-of-dogs Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:09:27 +0100 six-vets-26-hunters-arrested-for-mutilating-dozens-of-dogs Migrants trying to enter the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta in North Africa from Morocco have faced beatings and other abuses from police, a migrants' rights group said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160109/migrants-face-beatings-trying-to-enter-spanish-territory Sat, 09 Jan 2016 19:11:41 +0100 migrants-face-beatings-trying-to-enter-spanish-territory Spanish police have detained a man and a woman who kept their 59-year-old brother locked up in "inhuman conditions" in a tiny, roofless room adjoining their home. https://www.thelocal.es/20151229/police-arrest-pair-who-kept-brother-locked-in-hovel-in-inhuman-conditions Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:51:23 +0100 police-arrest-pair-who-kept-brother-locked-in-hovel-in-inhuman-conditions Police have rescued an 11-year-old girl who was repeatedly raped and beaten after being sold for marriage by her parents for €17,000 euros. https://www.thelocal.es/20150527/girl-11-sold-by-parents-into-marriage-in-spain Wed, 27 May 2015 17:11:53 +0200 girl-11-sold-by-parents-into-marriage-in-spain A photograph of a baby smoking a cigarette uploaded to a popular social networking site has caused controversy in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150512/fury-over-instagram-smoking-baby-photo Tue, 12 May 2015 11:38:28 +0200 fury-over-instagram-smoking-baby-photo A judge in Granada has charged ten Roman Catholic priests and two lay people with sex abuse in a case that came to light after a former altar boy petitioned the Pope. https://www.thelocal.es/20150128/priests-charged-in-granada-sex-abuse-case Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:44:00 +0100 priests-charged-in-granada-sex-abuse-case Four members of staff at a Spanish prison, who are accused of sexually abusing seven inmates as well as bringing alcohol and drugs into the prison illegally, are set to appear before a judge on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150127/prisoners-forced-into-sex-with-guards-spain Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:22:00 +0100 prisoners-forced-into-sex-with-guards-spain Police in Spain have detained two leaders of a sect accused of sexual abuse and taking money from up to 400 followers, a court said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141213/cult-leaders-detained-on-sex-abuse-charges Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:54:00 +0100 cult-leaders-detained-on-sex-abuse-charges The Archbishop of Granada on Monday suspended a number of priests who are among at least twelve people being investigated for suspected sexual abuse. The Pope has personally phoned one of the alleged victims to pledge his support. https://www.thelocal.es/20141117/pope-phones-spanish-victim-of-sexual-abuse Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:59:00 +0100 pope-phones-spanish-victim-of-sexual-abuse A Spanish woman has been ordered to serve a six-month prison sentence after she refused to allow her former husband, who was jailed for 21 months for domestic abuse, to visit their daughter. https://www.thelocal.es/20141117/abused-wife-faces-jail-over-visitation-rights-ruling Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:49:00 +0100 abused-wife-faces-jail-over-visitation-rights-ruling A Spanish judge has given a woman seven days to apologize on Twitter to a town mayor she verbally abused on the social media network. https://www.thelocal.es/20140715/judge-forces-woman-to-apologize-on-twitter Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:15:00 +0200 judge-forces-woman-to-apologize-on-twitter Two policemen from the island of Majorca who filmed themselves using self-defence spray on pigs and laughing before uploading the video to the internet have been officially reported by a Spanish animals rights groups. https://www.thelocal.es/20140220/police-slammed-for-pepper-spray-pig-video Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:15:00 +0100 police-slammed-for-pepper-spray-pig-video Barcelona police arrested a parish priest on Wednesday for allegedly molesting three brothers aged between ten and fifteen, on the same day that the United Nations called on the Vatican to report sexual abusers within the church. https://www.thelocal.es/20140206/catalan-cops-collar-paedophile-priest Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:46:00 +0100 catalan-cops-collar-paedophile-priest The former head coach of the Spanish female gymnastics team Jesus Carballo has strongly denied claims that he sexually abused one of the gymnasts under his supervision over 30 years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20130527/former-spanish-gymanstics-coach-denies-sex-abuse-claims Mon, 27 May 2013 11:02:00 +0200 former-spanish-gymanstics-coach-denies-sex-abuse-claims