The National Police have arrested six men aged between 21 and 39 in connection with a group sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in the early hours of 16th March.
The incident took place inside an industrial warehouse in El Goro, in the municipality of Telde, on the island of Gran Canaria.
According to a statement from the Canary Islands' Police Headquarters, the investigation began when the visibly shaken and disoriented victim confided in her partner about the assault. He, along with the young woman’s father, immediately contacted the authorities.
The victim was taken to the Maternal and Child Hospital in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where the official protocol for handling sexual assault cases was activated. A duty officer from the Family and Women’s Assistance Unit (UFAM) met with the woman to take her statement.
Although her memories were fragmented due to a state of semi-consciousness allegedly caused by substance intake, the woman reported being assaulted without consent by at least three men. During a taxi ride to her partner’s home following the attack, she revealed details of what had happened, including a message in which she said “they all touched me.”
Thanks to her statement and the cooperation of witnesses, police were able to identify the alleged perpetrators and subsequently arrested all six.
After completing the necessary investigative procedures, the suspects were handed over to the appropriate judicial authorities.
