Adults arrested for sexually assaulting two minors in Vitoria-Gasteiz have been provisionally released
The guard court in Vitoria-Gasteiz has ordered the provisional release of thetwo elderly men who were arrested on Tuesday on charges of sexual assault on two minors in the Alavesa capital.
The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country (TSJPV) has reported that the two suspects are obliged to appear before the court on a regular basis and whenever they are called upon, and are prohibited from communicating and approaching less than 250 metres from the victims.
These two young men, aged 18, were arrested on Tuesday by the Ertzaintza along with two other persons aged 17 in connection with an investigation to identify and locate the perpetrators of two sexual assaults. Minors have been placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor's Office and no decision has been made on them.
The Department of Safety and Security reported in a statement that the four detainees had a record and had been investigated or arrested several times.
The sexual assaults took place early Monday morning in a parking lot in the Old Town of Vitoria-Gasteiz.