The journalist and former director of El Principal, Saül Gordillo, declared this Thursday earlier than the Examining Court quantity 6 of Barcelona that he’s harmless. He assures that he didn’t commit the alleged sexual assault on a journalist with whom he labored and that touching us was consented to. Something that the complainant has denied when ratifying his criticism.
According to the criticism, the occasions occurred on December 1 within the Sala Apolo within the Catalan capital, when, in the course of the firm celebration, Gordillo allegedly touched the within of the pants with out her consent to certainly one of her colleagues from El Principal.
Although within the first statements earlier than the investigators Saül Gordillo assured that he was very drunk and didn’t bear in mind something, this Thursday, earlier than the choose, he has defended that the touching was consented. The journalist has not responded to questions from the protection.
For her half, the complainant has ratified the criticism and has responded to all events. The choose has not requested precautionary measures.
Two complaints in a single night time
After the primary criticism was made public, one other journalist from El Principal additionally denounced Gordillo for an alleged sexual assault that may have occurred that very same night time. In this case, the previous director would have attacked the lady inside a automobile. According to what he declared to the police, he provided to take her to her home. Once contained in the automobile, he assures that he misplaced consciousness of her and that when he recovered it, he discovered Gordillo abused by her. According to his model, he had some blood checks the place they discovered traces of a psychotropic remedy.
This final criticism is being investigated by the investigating courtroom quantity 5 of Badalona. In this manner, Saül Gordillo is as soon as once more summoned to testify on February 20.
As a results of each complaints, El Principal determined to take away him from workplace. The Central Unit for Sexual Assaults (UCAS) of the Mossos has taken over the investigation.