One of Saül Gordillo’s two accusers, at the gates of the trial: “The truth will win”

BarcelonaThe editor who worked in the digital medium The Main who filed the first complaint against its director, Saül Gordillo, for having sexually assaulted her, has broken the silence this Tuesday, the day the first trial begins against the former director of Catalonia Radio. “My name is Mar; I just wanted to thank everyone who has supported me, especially the people I love, and to say that I trust justice and that the truth will win,” he said from the gates of the City of Justice She has reported that there have been “repeated attempts” to make her deny the complaint, but that the “truth” is what has brought her here. “I wanted to speak today because it is clear to me that I have done nothing wrong and the shame must change sides,” he concluded.

The first editor filed the complaint on December 20 for events that took place on December 1. As the ARA reported, the events took place at the bar of the Apolo party hall in Barcelona a few minutes before three in the morning. According to the story of the girl, then 23 years old, her boss assaulted her and she was left in a state of shock. The magistrate, in the interlocutory order to send Gordillo to trial, sees “clear indications” that “overwhelmingly” support the victim’s version. That same night, another worker asserts that Gordillo sexually assaulted her, a fact brought before another court in Barcelona.

For the first case, which will be judged this Tuesday, the Prosecutor’s Office is demanding a fine of 9,000 euros for Gordillo, while the victim’s defense is demanding four years in prison for a crime of sexual assault, with the aggravating factor of being the hierarchical superior At the gates of the trial, the victim’s lawyer, Noemí Martí, limited herself to saying that today “is the victim’s day”.

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