Real Madrid's Asencio indicted in underage sex video case
Asencio, 22, has established himself as a first-team regular in his breakthrough season at Madrid.
Real Mallorca's Kosovo forward #07 Vedat Muriqi (left) vies for the ball with Real Madrid's Spanish defender #35 Raul Asencio during the Spanish league football match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, on Wednesday. Photo: Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP
Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio has been indicted along with three former youth players at the club, for alleged distribution of a sexual video involving a minor, according to Spanish reports on Wednesday.
The judge at a Gran Canaria court is prosecuting 'four footballers' for their alleged involvement in 'the recording or non-consensual dissemination of videos of a sexual nature involving a minor and another young girl', aged 16 and 18 respectively at the time, read a court document seen by AFP.
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The judge did not mention Asencio by name, nor specify which player is accused of which misdemeanour.
The players 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'.
In September 2023, three unnamed players were arrested at Real Madrid's training centre following a complaint lodged by the mother of the 16-year-old girl who appears in the video.
At the time, Spanish media reported that the main suspect, whose identity is unknown, had recorded a consensual sexual encounter with the young girl before sending the video to the other players without her consent.
Asencio, 22, has established himself as a first-team regular in his breakthrough season at Madrid.
Fans at various stadiums around Spain have jeered Asencio, with some Barcelona fans chanting 'Asencio, to jail' during the Clasico on Sunday.
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'.
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Meanwhile, Real Madrid snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over Real Mallorca on Wednesday in La Liga to delay Barcelona's title celebrations.
Los Blancos cut the gap on the Catalan giants to four points ahead of Barcelona's visit to neighbours Espanyol on Thursday, where they can wrap up the title with a victory.
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