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Singer Julio Iglesias accused of sexual abuse by two former employees

Julio Iglesias
Julio Iglesias (Getty)
  • Spanish singer Julio Iglesias faces allegations of sexually abusing two women who worked as live-in employees at his Caribbean mansions in 2021.
  • A domestic worker claims she was pressured into sexual acts, experiencing slapping, physical and verbal abuse.
  • Another employee alleges inappropriate touching, insults and humiliation, describing an atmosphere of constant harassment.
  • The allegations, published by eldiario.es and Univision television, state the incidents occurred at his homes in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and Lyford Cay, Bahamas.
  • A former manager at one of Iglesias's mansions dismissed the allegations as 'nonsense,' expressing admiration and respect for the singer.
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