Julio Iglesias accused of sexual and physical assault by 2 former employees

Grammy-winning Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual and physical assault by two women who worked as live-in employees at his Caribbean mansions.

On Tuesday, Jan. 13, elDiario.es and Univision Noticias published a joint investigation detailing the allegations from two anonymous former employees. One, a domestic worker, claims she was pressured into having sex with the singer and described alleged acts of slapping, physical, and verbal abuse. The second woman, a physiotherapist, claims she was subject to inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation during her time under his employment.

A formal complaint against Iglesias, 82, was filed at Spain’s highest criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, on Jan. 5, accusing him of sexual assault and human trafficking, according to reports from multiple outlets, including the Associated Press, Reuters and The New York Times. The allegations are the subject of a preliminary investigation by prosecutors at the court.

In the testimony published by elDiario.es, Iglesias' former employees allege that they were required to have medical tests checking them for sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV and chlamydia. They additionally claim to have faced sexual assault, workplace harassment in addition to verbal and physical abuse from Iglesias during their time working at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

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