A minor reports sexual assault by three schoolmates in Gironella.

BarcelonaA minor has reported being sexually assaulted by three schoolmates in Gironella, in the Berguedà region. According to the victim's account, the incident occurred this Saturday afternoon in the municipality. Sources consulted by ARA confirm that following the complaint, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) launched an investigation. Two of the three minors allegedly involved have already made statements to the police and have been brought before the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office. The third is 12 years old and therefore not liable to prosecution.

The Juvenile Court has ordered the other two, aged 14, to be placed on probation. It also imposed a restraining order and ordered them to refrain from communicating with the victim, as well as therapeutic treatment for one of them. Neither of the two minors has a criminal record, and the case is open for sexual assault.

According to this newspaper, both the alleged perpetrators and the victim are from this town of 5,000 inhabitants in Berguedà and had known each other for some time, as they attend the same high school there. However, the incident did not take place at the school. The police are also investigating whether the minors recorded the assault.

The Gironella City Council has issued a statement strongly condemning these events and any form of gender-based violence, and expressing its support to the victim and her family. The council also thanks the Mossos d'Esquadra for their work in identifying the alleged perpetrators and trusts that justice will act decisively and in an exemplary manner.