Two years and two months in prison have been requested for two Benidorm Local Police officers for insulting a transgender woman and recording it.
La Alicante Prosecutor's Office requests two years and two months in prison for two agents of the Benidorm Local Police that, in May 2020 and due to their gender identity, They humiliated and insulted a transgender woman in the street from a patrol car. One of the two officers hurled insults and humiliations, while the other recorded what happened. video which he sent to his colleague, who in turn forwarded it to a WhatsApp group of other agents. One of them eventually uploaded it to the platform. YouTube.
All this, according to the public ministry, which appreciates a hate crimeThe trial against the accused has been set for this Tuesday, March 18, starting at 9:30 a.m. in the First Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante, according to him Valencian High Court of Justice.
“What are you doing now that you can’t suck cocks?”
The events occurred on May 1th 2020 when the defendants, who were on duty in full pandemic were traveling in the police vehicle and approached the victim. According to the Prosecutor's Office, one of the officers approached her and said, "During the day you are even uglier, you are horrible”. He added, in the context of confinement, “"What do you do now that you can't get laid or steal? How do you live?" If you used to get laid very few times, ugly as you are, what do you do now?".
In the video uploaded to the Internet, this agent can be seen adding: “I told you the other day that you couldn't be around here and I didn't report you.", while his partner who is recording the scene replies"No, no, you have to report him". "Go away, pig!", the local police officer snapped before stopping the recording.
La video dissemination It had a huge impact on social media and in the media. It led to the arrest of the officer responsible for the insults. He was later released on bail after being brought before a court. Furthermore, both he and his partner, the one who recorded the images, were filed by Benidorm City Council and suspended of its functions.