The Alicante Court condemns former president of the Cortes Julio de España for sexually assaulting a patient

Julio de España, former president of the Valencian Cortes, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for sexual assault during a medical examination. He was acquitted of another assault charge and degrading treatment towards two patients. The court found that he violated medical standards by inappropriately touching a patient's genitals during an examination. The victim, a nurse, reported feeling paralyzed and anxious after the incident. Another patient described a similar experience two years earlier but was not awarded damages. The court ruled that the medical examination of the second patient was justified, but condemned De España for the genital touching. The judges criticized his comments to the patients as inappropriate but not criminal.