Spain’s High Court of Justice in Madrid confirmed the punishment of a Spanish National Police officer facing a 90-day suspension without pay for demanding sex from several young North African migrants, including a minor, in hotels in Ceuta and the Canary Islands. He offered help with asylum applications in exchange, according to local media.
Although criminally investigated, he was not convicted; however, Internal Affairs found sufficient evidence that he met with at least four young men, sometimes demanding sex in return for asylum assistance.
The officer, working in the police’s Central Repatriation Unit (UCER) since 2015, was deployed to Las Palmas and Ceuta in August 2021. His job was to interview migrants for asylum applications.
This followed Ceuta’s major migration crisis a few months prior, which saw over 12,000 entries and the illegal return of many minors to Morocco.
Internal Affairs officers began trailing their colleague after noticing suspicious behavior. When he traveled to the Canary Islands or Ceuta, he’d stay in different hotels than other National Police officers.
In one instance, he always picked a room with direct access to the building’s exit staircase.
Investigators discovered young men entering his room, staying about 45 minutes, then leaving with items they hadn’t arrived with, like clothes, soft drinks, or even cash.
The disciplinary findings reveal the officer’s consistent pattern, stating that during work trips to Ceuta and the Canary Islands, he’d approach young North African men, including a minor, on the street.
Identifying himself as a National Police officer, he offered to expedite their asylum applications in exchange for sexual encounters at his hotel.
Internal Affairs confirmed he met four different young men in his hotel room and facilitated asylum requests for those he contacted.
While a criminal investigation ensued, he was not convicted, but the disciplinary case was reactivated in 2023.
Victim testimonies describe the officer receiving them in his underwear, offering sex or sleepovers, and providing small amounts of money or clothes.
One young man, fearing the officer “would revoke my asylum,” continued the encounters, even after moving cities, until he blocked the officer.
The Spanish court found Internal Affairs’ evidence sufficiently accredits the facts against the officer, who had argued insufficient proof and disproportionate punishment.
It also deemed the suspension proportionate for a very serious offense—a breach of police duties. The court stated his actions with young men and a minor violated police discipline and professional conduct.
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