Spain may probe Julio Iglesias
A possible investigation into veteran crooner Julio Iglesias for alleged abuse of two women ex-employees is a step closer after prosecutors said Spain could judge the case, legal sources said on Thursday.
The women, a domestic worker and a physiotherapist, allege they suffered sexual abuse and forced labor while working at the Spanish singer’s properties in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in 2021.
Iglesias, 83, a Grammy winner with more than 300 million records sold in a career spanning decades, has rejected the accusations, saying he has never “abused, coerced, or disrespected any woman.”
Prosecutors shelved a first complaint in January, saying Spanish courts had no jurisdiction over events that allegedly happened in the Caribbean countries, which were “fully competent” to investigate.
But sources from the public prosecutor’s office said its staff had submitted a report concluding that a second complaint filed in September could be handled by Madrid’s Audiencia Nacional court.
Iglesias, who has sold more records worldwide than any other Latino artist, is the father of fellow superstar singer Enrique Iglesias.
