Julio Iglesias, whose career has spanned making Latin hits since the '60s, has been accused by multiple female staff members of sexual assault. The 82-year-old singer has been the focus of a lengthy investigation and required the alleged victims to go through sexual health tests.
According to The Guardian, the news was released on Tuesday, Jan. 14, after an extensive three-year investigation done by the Spanish news site elDiario.es and the Spanish-language TV network Univision Noticias.
Details of the case reveal that a former housekeeper and physical therapist, known under the pseudonyms Rebeca and Laura, filed a complaint against Iglesias in criminal court. They accuse him of sexual assault during their time working at his Caribbean mansions in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in 2021.
The two women are also accusing him of human trafficking, with a third alleged victim, under the name Carolina, coming forward. Rebecca and Carolina also allege that Iglesias forced the female staff to get medical checks for sexually transmitted diseases.
"He ordered the girls to go to the gynaecologist for a general examination," said Rebeca.
"There were 10 or 12 girls. They did everything to us there; the gynaecologist checked everything. It only happened to the girls."
Carolina added that she, too, was tested for sexually transmitted diseases, had to go through ultrasounds and blood tests. At the time, "it didn't seem normal" to her.
Rebeca also includes that Iglesias would call her to his room at the end of the workday to assault her sexually and made her feel "like an object, like a slave." Details given by Laura include an incident where the singer had inappropriately touched her breasts while they were at a beach, with a similar incident happening at a pool.
News of the sexual assault allegations has led Madrid's left-wing politicians to demand that Iglesias be stripped of the honors bestowed on him by the country. Right-wing president Isabel Díaz Ayuso has dispelled the claims, saying they would not allow "discrediting of artists and still less so when it comes to the most universal of all singers: Julio Iglesias."
Iglesias has not publicly denied the allegations or commented on the current situation. The two-time Grammy winner has eight children, one of them being Grammy winner Enrique Iglesias.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault, help is available 24 hours a day through RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
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