A man pretending to be an actor-athlete was arrested by the Civil Guard in Las Palmas He is accused of sexually assaulting at least 61 minorsHe even maintained intimate relations with some of them in some cases, according to what Benmerita reported in a statement.
The investigation, dubbed “The Fake Manager,” began in December 2024, after one of the victims revealed, with psychological support, the abuse he had been subjected to. Testimony is “crucial” because “none” of the other victims have been reported before.
From that moment, after collecting the first indicators of the events of March 2025, corresponding procedures began to clarify what happened, to conduct a careful analysis of the content of the mobile phone seized from the detainee and to obtain Multiple statements from both victims and witnesses.
Detained now, He was identified among minors under an aliasthey operate in a “highly planned and organized” way: they operate in the digital environment and are used Emotional manipulation techniques to obtain sexual material Promoting face-to-face meetings, which materialized on several occasions, details of the Civil Guard.
Moreover, he combined two “particularly effective” methods of deception, because he used his identity as a supposed sports agent, on the one hand, Presenting himself as a professional with connections and offering minors false promotion opportunitiessuch as auditions in high-performance clubs, inclusion in professional databases or publishing their profiles in specialized networks.
However, these promises have become a tool for manipulation Generating a debt of gratitude that led to sexual favorsIncluding requesting pornographic material or arranging intimate encounters.
On the other hand, She used false female identities to expand her reach and reduce the suspicions of young men. Through these social media profiles, he gradually introduced conversations with sexual content, requested intimate photos, and sent pornographic materials, all with the aim of normalizing these behaviors.
Victims reported this He repeatedly insisted on discussing sexual topics and demanding photos Of an explicit nature, in addition to exploiting his apparent position of authority as a sports representative to exercise control over minors, who obeyed his instructions without questioning them, even when they departed from the purely sporting field.
Managed fake profiles
As researchers discovered The presence of fake profiles managed by the detainee to attract new victimsOffering money in exchange for sexual acts.
During the investigations, the Civil Guard confirmed that the detainee did not adhere to the judicial procedures imposed after his first arrest, because despite the prohibition on carrying out activities related to minors, A sports trip was organized in which a number of them participated.
In this way, after presenting the facts to the judicial authority, he was arrested again on November 12, and An order was issued to imprison him immediately For violating precautionary measures. Likewise, under this new procedure, a home inspection was conducted which allowed agents Grab new items of interestcurrently under analysis.
The proceedings were carried out by the Judicial Police team of the neighborhood and she was sent to the Court of Inquiry as Guardian of San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria).