The lawyers of the girl at the heart of Real Madrid’s sex scandal case are reportedly seeking a four-year prison sentence for defender Raul Asencio.
Asencio is accused of sharing a video involving the girl, who was 16 at the time it was filmed, and doing so knowing she did not give her permission for it to be taken. He insists he is innocent.
The centre-back has a rising status in the game and started both Champions League semi-final legs against Arsenal after becoming a first-team regular this season.
The video was allegedly filmed by former youth team-mates Ferran Ruiz, 22, Andres Garcia, 22, and Juan Rodriguez, 23, in June 2023, involving the girl and another who was 18 at the time.
Those three are accused of ‘disclosure of secrets without consent, and violation of privacy, distributing and sending videos to third parties without consent, capturing and using minors for pornographic purposes and possession of child pornography’.
Asencio and the three other players were arrested at Real Madrid’s training centre in September 2023 following a complaint lodged by the mother of the 16-year-old girl who appears in the video.
Raul Asencio’s accusers want a four-year prison sentence after claiming he shared a video of a minor having sex without her permission
Now AS reports that Asensio – who is charged with ‘revealing secrets in conjunction with another of child pornography’ – could face four years behind bars if he is found guilty.
Cadena Cope add that the alleged victim’s lawyers want £48,900 in compensation for her and a £16.86 fine per day for 10 months -a request the 18-year-old will also make, the outlet adds.
At the time, Spanish media reported that one of the footballers had recorded a consensual sexual encounter with the young girl before sending the video to the other players without her consent.
Asencio has established himself as a first-team regular in his breakthrough season at Madrid. In a statement, he said that documents from a Gran Canaria court indicated his possible involvement was limited ‘to the possible momentary viewing of some images by a third party, without attributing any involvement to me in the recording or dissemination’.
Fans at various stadiums around Spain have jeered Asencio, with some Barcelona fans chanting ‘Asencio, to jail’ during the Clasico.
Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey semi-final win at Real Sociedad in February was briefly paused by the referee after home fans chanted ‘Asencio die’. According to the court ruling, both women show symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, Spanish sports outlet AS reported.
The judge at the Gran Canaria High Court said there was enough evidence to support allegations of violation of privacy, distribution of videos to third parties without the victims’ knowledge or consent, solicitation of a minor for pornographic purposes and possession of child pornography.
Article 197 of Spain’s Criminal Code states that any individual convicted of recording and sharing an explicit video of a minor will face between three-and-a-half and five years in prison.
The 22-year-old insists he is innocent, while three former youth squad team-mates are accused of filming the video
This would drop to a two-and-a-half to four-year prison sentence if found guilty of non-consensual recording.
If Asencio is culpable of only sharing the video the sentence would be expected to be less severe.
The authorities confirmed charges were filed by the mother of the 16-year-old girl over the alleged non-consensual filming of her daughter.
The complainant has stated that the sexual activity was consensual, but the recording of it was not.
Following his arrest in 2023, Asencio tried to have his part in the case dismissed in February by appealing to end the investigation into his alleged role, however the judge decided to uphold the decision to move ahead with the inquiry.
Asencio has had his breakthrough campaign at Real this season and spoke about the allegations after being called up to the Spain national team for the first time.
Last month he told RTVE: ‘I think everyone is aware of what they are doing. For that reason, I am very calm.
‘So, well, live day by day. In the end, it’s a matter of deadlines. I have noticed this change of pressure on the pitches.
‘It’s logical, with the change of category (after Spain call-up). I’m a person who likes and is motivated by feeling that pressure. Since I was a kid, I’m used to feeling that pressure at Real Madrid. It makes me even more motivated.’
He has played 22 games for Carlo Ancelotti’s side this season in a disappointing campaign for Los Blancos that looks set to finish without silverware.
In February, Asencio went public on his relationship with Spanish influencer Selenia Suarez, who regularly attends the Bernabeu to watch him and is unrelated to the criminal case.
