Man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting British girl, 14, in Spanish hotel – World News

The teenager is said to have been on holiday with her parents and other relatives in the seaside town of Calella, near Barcelona, ​​when the attack took place

A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old British girl at a Spanish hotel.

The suspect was described locally as a Briton who was staying at the same unnamed hotel in the seaside town of Calella, near Barcelona.

The teenager is said to have been on vacation with her parents and other relatives.

Three British men were in the room when the alleged sexual assault took place, according to Catalan radio station Catalunya Informacio, who said only one had been arrested.

The arrest for the alleged incident on Thursday evening is said to have taken place in the early hours of Friday morning.

The British teenager was taken to the Sant Jaume Hospital in Calella for a medical examination after the police call.

The suspect, whose name and age have not been released, is now in custody pending an ongoing criminal investigation after he was remanded in custody by a coroner in Arenys de Mar, near Calella.

Calella is known as the tourist capital of the Costa del Maresme and is located between Barcelona and Girona.

The Mossos d’Esquadra, the regional police who made the arrest, could not be reached this morning for an official comment.

A court official confirmed: “A judge at the Court of First Instance No. 7 in Arenys de Mar, which acts as a service court, has agreed to remand a man who was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor in Calella.”