Pending Justice: Real Madrid’s Raul Asencio To Stand Trial In Child Pornography Case

Last Updated:September 18, 2025, 20:27 IST

Raul Asencio and three ex-Real Madrid youth players will stand trial for allegedly recording and sharing a sexual video involving a minor at Gran Canaria in June 2023.

Real Madrid's Raul Asencio (X)

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio will stand trial alongside three former youth team players in connection with the recording and distribution of a sexual video involving a minor, Spain’s judicial governing body confirmed on Thursday.

In a statement, the General Council of the Judiciary said a Las Palmas court had declared “the opening of oral proceedings against the four footballers allegedly involved in the recording and/or non-consensual distribution of videos with sexual content involving a minor and another young woman."

The ruling, issued on September 2, is final and cannot be appealed. A trial date has not yet been set.

Asencio’s Response

Asencio, now 22, acknowledged in May that he was one of the men accused in the case but insisted on his innocence.

“I protest my innocence of any criminal conduct," he said at the time, stressing that the court had not accused him of participating in or filming the video.

Timeline of the Case so far

The case dates back to June 2023, when the video was reportedly filmed at a beach club in Gran Canaria.

Three Real Madrid youth players were arrested that September after the mother of the 16-year-old girl filed a complaint.

According to Spanish media reports at the time, one player recorded a consensual sexual encounter with the 16-year-old girl before allegedly sharing the video with teammates without her consent.

Fallout and Public Reaction

The controversy has followed Asencio throughout the past year. Supporters at stadiums across Spain have repeatedly jeered him and chanted for him to “die" in response to the allegations.

Real Madrid have not commented publicly on the ongoing proceedings, though the arrests in 2023 forced the club to confront renewed scrutiny of how it handles off-field conduct within its academy system.

(with agency inputs)

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