Legal cloud looms over Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio

Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio will appear before the Las Palmas court on 3, 4 and 7 September, facing charges over sexual videos involving a minor recorded in Gran Canaria in 2023. He denies filming or distributing the material, saying he only showed a clip to a friend.

The prosecution is seeking a custodial sentence of two and a half years for the Madrid defender. He maintains that he never filmed the material nor uploaded it to social networks.

Three former Castilla players will also stand trial in the same case, accused of recording and distributing the videos without the subjects' consent. Their alleged involvement relates to the same set of recordings made in 2023 on the island.

The defence lawyers for the four accused asked the court to dismiss the proceedings and to exclude several pieces of evidence recovered from their phones, but the judge rejected the request. The judge's decision means the investigation will continue with the contested phone data.

The court will deliver its verdict in September, determining Asencio's legal fate. The September hearings on the 3rd, 4th and 7th will decide whether a prison term is imposed.

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