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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against Julio Iglesias

Julio Iglesias smiling
Julio Iglesias has said the ‘accusations are absolutely false and pain me deeply’. Photograph: Carlos Giusti/AP

Spanish prosecutors have shelved a complaint brought by two women who have accused the singer Julio Iglesias of sexual assault and human trafficking, arguing the country’s courts have no jurisdiction as the alleged offences took place outside Spain.

Two female former employees who worked at Iglesias’s Caribbean mansions 10 days ago accused the veteran entertainer of sexual assault, saying they had been subjected “to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation … in an atmosphere of control and constant harassment”.

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