Three teenagers, aged 14 and 15, arrested for raping another minor in Valencia

BarcelonaThe National Police have arrested three minors between the ages of 14 and 15 as the alleged perpetrators of the rape of another minor, an incident that occurred on February 10 in Valencia. The arrests were made this Monday, and the detainees have been brought before a judge. Another minor, aged 13, is also implicated, but due to his age, he is not criminally responsible. All four are being investigated for sexual assault with penetration and for a crime against privacy and disclosure of secrets, as they allegedly disseminated images of the rape. The Juvenile Prosecutor's Office has ordered that the detainees be released on probation with a prohibition on communicating with or approaching the victim. Because they are minors, the police have not released further details about the circumstances of the rape. The ProvincesThe victim was 13 years old and a classmate of the perpetrators. The rape occurred in a shopping mall in the city. The four minors also allegedly recorded the rape and showed the images to other classmates. According to the newspaper, during their statements to the police and later to the prosecutor, the detainees claimed that the encounters were consensual. One of them reportedly admitted to penetrating the victim, while the other two maintained that they only entered the bathroom while the events were taking place.