Former deputy and former mayor of Sant Feliu de Guíxols arrested for masturbating in a hotel pool

BarcelonaThe local police of Santa Susanna (Maresme) arrested this Sunday the former socialist mayor of Sant Feliu de Guíxols (Baix Empordà) and former Junts deputy in Parliament, Pere Albó, for allegedly masturbating in the pool of a hotel in the Maresme town, as reported by Cadena SER and confirmed by ARA from police sources. According to the sources, the agents reportedly received a tip that Albó, lying on a sun lounger, began to masturbate in an area where there were dozens of people, including minors. SER reports that witnesses present left the pool area to alert hotel staff and that a young woman reportedly filed a complaint with the police because Albó had allegedly grabbed her by the arm. The former politician was arrested for exhibitionism and handed over to the Mossos d'Esquadra.

The duty judge already rejected yesterday the request for habeas corpus that Albó had made to report what he interpreted as an illegal detention, according to sources from the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia. Now, he will be brought before the court in Arenys.

Pere Albó, 54 years old, was mayor of Sant Feliu de Guíxols for the PSC between 2007 and 2010; councilor of the municipality between 1999 and 2007; deputy mayor from 2011 to 2015 and, again, councilor in opposition between 2015 and 2025, when he decided to step down from his municipal responsibilities. In 2015, he was one of the founders of MES-Moviment d'Esquerres in the city, a party with which he became a deputy in Parliament between 2021 and 2024 with Junts.