> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Man Jailed 14 Years for Abusing Foster Niece - URL: https://barna.news/man-jailed-14-years-for-abusing-foster/ - Published: 2026-11-09T08:41:58.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-09T08:41:58.000Z - Description: A Barcelona court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor niece while she was under his temporary care. - Author: Barna.News News Desk - Tags: Justice, Catalonia The Barcelona Court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting his niece, a minor under the guardianship of the Generalitat’s Directorate General for Child and Adolescent Care (DGAIA), between 2016 and 2021\. The abuse occurred at his home in Santa Perpètua de Mogoda, where the victim lived with him from the age of 12 to 17. The court found the man guilty of a continued crime of sexual assault against a minor under 16 with penetration. In addition to the prison term, he must pay the victim €25,000 in compensation, serve ten years of supervised release, and is banned from communicating with her or coming within 1,000 metres of her for two years after his release. He is also disqualified for ten years from exercising parental authority, guardianship, curatorship, custody or foster care. The sentence exceeds the prosecution’s request of 12 years in prison and €15,000 in compensation, aligning instead with the demands of the private prosecution, which sought 18 years and €25,000\. The defence has announced plans to appeal the ruling. --- ## Abuse Began in 2016 The victim, who had been under DGAIA care since the age of five, moved from the Puig d’Olena shelter in Sant Quirze Safaja to her uncle’s home in September 2016\. She testified that the abuse began shortly after and occurred almost every night. The accused allegedly forced her to engage in sexual acts while sharing a bed and gave her alcohol and cocaine during some incidents. In 2018, she returned to the shelter but continued visiting her uncle on weekends until, at 17, she requested the visits stop. She did not report the abuse for years. In June 2023, she returned to his home to retrieve her dog and secretly recorded a conversation in which he admitted the assaults. She filed a formal complaint in February 2024. > “I had my self-esteem in the gutter, I was devastated and didn’t know who to turn to,” the young woman said during the trial. The trial took place on 13th October 2026 before the seventh section of the Barcelona Court. Evidence included the audio recording and testimonies from family members confirming the accused had admitted to sexual relations with his niece. --- ## Broader Child Protection Concerns This case adds to growing scrutiny of Catalonia’s child protection system. It follows another high-profile case involving a 13-year-old girl under DGAIA care who was sexually exploited and used in child pornography production by the head of a paedophile network in Barcelona’s Raval district. That case led to the formation of a parliamentary investigative commission, which concluded its work in July 2026 with recommendations to overhaul the system. The DGAIA was replaced in June 2025 by the Directorate General for Prevention and Protection of Childhood and Adolescence (DGPPIA) as part of broader reforms. --- --- ### Related on Barna.News - [More courts and justice news on Barna.News](https://barna.news/tag/justice/) --- *Sources:* [*Metrópoli*](https://metropoliabierta.elespanol.com/sucesos/20261108/condenado-anos-carcel-violar-sobrina-menor-edad-casa-santa-perpetua/1003742810041%5F0.html?ref=barna.news)*,* [*barcelonapress.com*](https://barcelonapress.com/en/security/sentenced-to-14-years-for-raping-his-foster-niece-in-santa-perpetua?ref=barna.news)*,* [*La Vanguardia*](https://www.lavanguardia.com/sucesos/20261108/11679169/condena-14-anos-prision-violar-sobrina-menor-tutelada-dgaia.html?ref=barna.news) *(Europa Press),* [*infobae.com*](https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2026/11/08/condenan-a-14-anos-de-prision-a-un-hombre-por-violar-a-su-sobrina-una-menor-tutelada/?ref=barna.news) *(EFE).*