{
  "id": 5775469,
  "title": "Julio Iglesias faces fresh legal action in Spain over sexual abuse and forced labour allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/julio-iglesias-faces-fresh-legal-action-in-spain-over-sexual-abuse",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T12:07:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Spain in English",
    "slug": "spain-in-english",
    "url": "https://www.spainenglish.com/2026/09/05/julio-iglesias-faces-fresh-legal-action-in-spain-over-sexual-abuse-and-forced-labour-allegations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two former employees of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias have filed a fresh legal complaint against the 82-year-old singer for alleged sexual abuse, human trafficking, and forced labor. The women, identified as Rebeca and Laura, are seeking investigation by Spain's National Court. They claim to have been subjected to sexual and other forms of abuse while employed by Iglesias at his properties in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in 2021. Iglesias has strongly denied the accusations, calling them \"absolutely false\". The women's legal team argues that Spanish law allows for offences committed abroad to be investigated and prosecuted in Spain if there are sufficient connections with the country.",
  "summary": "Two former employees of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias have launched a fresh attempt to have allegations of sexual abuse, human trafficking and forced labour investigated by the Spanish courts, months after prosecutors closed an earlier case on jurisdictional grounds. The women, who are being identified under the pseudonyms Rebeca and... The post Julio Iglesias faces fresh legal action in Spain…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Spain",
        "title": "Julio Iglesias faces new abuse complaint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/julio-iglesias-faces-new-abuse-complaint",
        "published": "2026-09-05T11:21:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}