The Estepona Court opened an investigation following a complaint filed by a municipal councilor, currently on leave for psychological reasons, against Mayor José María García Urbano (PP), whom he accuses of various events that occurred between March 2022 and June 2023 who violated their sexual freedom. The complaint was filed on October 23 and admitted for processing this Monday, October 28 by investigating court number 5.
Judicial sources confirm the opening of an investigation into an alleged offense of sexual harassment and assure that “for the moment” the only procedure agreed by the investigating judge is the hearing of the complainant’s testimony as soon as possible. . “Then, based on the crime evidence that can be collected, the next steps to take will be decided.” That is to say the continuation of the investigation with the practice of new procedures or its archiving.
The city council and the mayor have not yet issued an evaluation.
Report threats of job loss
The complaint reveals a relationship that, according to the complainant, was forced by García Urbano under the threat that, if he did not accept, his employment would be threatened.
“Under the threat of losing his job, García Urbano “invited” a City Hall official to have sexual relations under all kinds of perversions,” states a press release issued by the lawyer of the alleged victim, Antonio Granados, deposited in Cordoba the same day. the alleged victim. The lawyer assures that there are messages and documentary evidence that would prove the relationship shortly after the official’s arrival in Estepona from Cordoba.
Feijoo, on the case of the mayor of Algeciras: “Any complaint must be investigated”
The judicial investigation against García Urbano, until not long ago one of the flagship mayors of the PP thanks to his spectacular absolute majorities, and former vice-president of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, is taking place in full political storm around Errejón. Affair, and this is added to another affair of a sexual nature in the popular ranks which forced Alberto Núñez Feijóo himself to intervene. The complaint against García Urbano was filed two days before the start of the Errejón Affair.
The leader of the PP revealed this morning that the party requested explanations from José Ignacio Landaluce, mayor of Algeciras, on an alleged case of sexual harassment against two councilors of the City Hall, and settled the matter with the response of the accused . “Any type of complaint,” he said, “needs to be investigated.” “Of course yes,” he assured, before warning that he was “not putting his hand in the fire for anyone”.
Feijoo also stressed the importance of reporting to the “police station” when dealing with anonymous complaints on Instagram. In the case of Estepona, the complaint, with first and last name, was filed directly in court.
