Prosecutors are seeking 14 years in prison for former women’s basketball coach Mario López for sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl. The events happened in the late 90s, but until now he has not dared to report them. When it all happened, she was 13 and he was 31.
According to the victim’s account, which the prosecution includes in its brief, he benefited from his age, his position and the absence of care from the young girl’s parents. “In July 1998, he invited him to watch a basketball game at a house. He placed his hand on his chest. The minor started crying, the accused assured that it would not happen again,” says the state agency in his car.
However, it did not stop, it increased and continued over the years. Under the pretext of training and improving her basketball, the attacks were increasingly traumatic for her. “He took advantage of the trips or stays they made to hold meetings or go to the victim’s home. He touched her breasts, genitals or forced him to perform oral sex or masturbateeven going so far as to begin anal penetration in July 1999″, specifies the prosecution.
As the victim explains in her writings, he constantly instilled fear and control in her. “Activities that scared him, like honking his horn when he drove past her house, or driving aggressively when he was transporting her, or being disproportionately aggressive and demanding during training, or imposing daily phone conversations “, underlines the judicial body.
After this testimony, the prosecution requested 14 years in prison against Mario López. In addition to the absolute ban, compensation of 20,000 euros and a ban on going near the victim’s home for 10 years. The trial is expected to begin on January 14. All this time, we needed her all these years psychiatric and psychological treatment.
