The Family and Women’s Care Unit (UFAM) of the National Police In Aragon is investigating the case of a woman who claims to have been sexually assaulted by three men in Zaragoza. According to her complaint, the events occurred in September, when she was locked in the storage room of a building and gang-raped.
The victim, user of a municipal sheltertold authorities she left the center after feeling threatened by other users. Later, she had a few beers in the center of town, but she doesn’t remember how she got to the storage room where, as she explained, she was surrounded by three men that they had humiliated her, forcing her to drink alcohol and perform sexual acts against them.
A few weeks after the attack, the woman identified one of the attackers as a hostel mate. According to police sources, the investigation led to the arrest of at least one of the suspects. Officers are now working to clarify the facts and locate others involved.
The woman explained that the men They grabbed her by the hair, spat on her and treated her like a sexual object.. “They blew smoke from a joint in my face while they forced me to have sex,” the complaint states. After the attack, they left her half-naked near the scene, where she regained consciousness and was able to contact an acquaintance for help.
A “worrying” situation
The complainant indicated that her stay at the shelter had been complicated due to the constant harassment that he suffered by several young people. On the day of the events, he went out to get rid of this hostile environment, but found himself in a much worse situation. The case has raised concerns in the Aragonese city about the safety of the shelters and the vulnerability of the people who use them.
He Instruction Court number 2 of Zaragoza He leads the case, which remains open. The victim was treated at Miguel Servet University Hospital after being found in a state of shock. For the moment, the authorities are maintaining the confidentiality of the investigation so as not to compromise the progress of the investigation.
According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, cases of gang rape recorded an increase worrying over the last few years. In 2023, reports were made 371 sexual assaults committed by more than one attacker, which represents an increase of 15% compared to the previous year.
While the Crime report of the Home office maintains that in the first half of 2024, 2,465 complaints for penetrative sexual assaults in Spain, which equates to an average of 14 rapes per day. These data represent a Increase of 6.9% compared to the same period last year. A woman is locked and raped in a storage room during a gang rape.
This increase has sparked alarm among women’s rights organizations, who are demanding greater institutional attention to prevent these attacks and protect victims. “Sexual violence is increasing not only in number, but also in cruelty and premeditation”» warns the Federation of Progressive Women, which emphasizes that this phenomenon has a devastating impact both physically and psychologically for those affected.
