Waiter Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Raping Bar Patron

The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (TSJCV) has upheld the six-year prison sentence imposed on a waiter for raping a patron in a bar in the Vega Baja region of Alicante.

The judges have thus dismissed the appeal filed by the defence and fully ratified the sentence issued on December 12 by the Eleventh Section of the Alicante Court, with a displaced seat in the city of Elche.

The events occurred on May 30, 2023, when the victim visited the establishment, located in a shopping centre, with her father and some friends.

When everyone left, already in the early hours, the defendant closed the premises and was left alone with the girl, who was under the influence of alcohol. Then, behind the bar, the waiter sexually assaulted the woman, who reported him hours later.

The sentence issued by the Alicante Court declared the man guilty of a crime of sexual assault with carnal access and sentenced him to six years in prison.

Likewise, the court sentenced him to ten years of supervised release and the same period of restraining order and prohibition of communication with the victim, as well as to pay her compensation of 20,000 euros for moral damages.

The TSJCV confirmed this decision in a ruling issued on February 28, describing the Alicante Court's resolution as "entirely correct," both in terms of the evaluation of the evidence and the legal consequences derived from it.

The ruling of the Valencian High Court can, in turn, be appealed in cassation before the Supreme Court.