Overview
- Two former employees accuse the 82-year-old singer of sexual assault and coercion in 2021 at villas in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, with one alleging repeated non-consensual encounters and the other reporting unwanted kissing and groping.
- The women have taken their claims to Spain’s National Prosecutor, and Women’s Link Worldwide and Amnesty International say authorities were notified on January 5 and will hear the accusers as protected witnesses.
- Iglesias gave his first public response via Hola!, saying the truth will emerge and indicating he is preparing a legal defense, after earlier declining to comment.
- The allegations stem from a three-year investigation by elDiario.es and Univision that interviewed about 15 former staff and cited corroborating materials such as photos, WhatsApp messages, visas, and medical records.
- Former staff describe tightly controlled working conditions and say domestic workers were sent for pelvic ultrasounds and HIV/STI tests, while political figures in Spain call for clarity and some seek to revoke a Madrid honor as a household manager disputes the claims.