The sex trafficking ring shaking the foundations of Canary Islands high society has added a new and disturbing chapter following the latest investigations by the Canary Islands Police. According to the report submitted to the Court for Violence against Children and Adolescents, and reported by media outlets in Las Palmas, the 'Íncubo' case not only shares key figures with the parent case '18 lovas', but also reveals an ecosystem of favors and luxury where the names of the islands' business and sports elite appear repeatedly in the victims' testimonies.
At the center of the new police statements is Eustasio López, CEO of Lopesan and one of the wealthiest people in Spain according to Forbes. One of the young women recruited by the network, who was a minor at the time, told investigators that the hotelier paid for her orthodontic treatment. Although the witness specifies that the payment for the braces was made without any sexual favors and that the relationship was limited to meals at luxury restaurants and stays at hotels belonging to the group, the testimony reinforces the police theory about the sophisticated recruitment methods used by the network.
The police report also identifies the well-known rally driver Luis Monzón as a regular companion at these social gatherings. Neither the hotelier nor the athlete are currently under investigation in this separate case, appearing only as witnesses in the police report. However, the victims' accounts describe a pattern of behavior in which the ringleaders, such as Agustín Alemán, alias 'Yino', and the Italian citizen Antonio D'Ascenzo, used their connections to these powerful figures to lure minors into an environment of false security and economic status.
The legal implications of these new developments appear, however, to be limited by the nature of the testimonies themselves. While one of the women who admits to having had relations with the businessman was already of legal age at the time of the encounter, the minors maintain that there was no illicit physical contact with López or Monzón. Despite this, the Canary Islands Police emphasize that these statements prove that the recruitment network remained fully operational years after the initial legal scandal broke, exploiting the vulnerability of young women under the guardianship of the regional government.
Judge Tomás Martín is already handling a case file with more than 30 victims and a dozen high-profile individuals implicated, including businessman Eugenio Hernández. The investigation suggests that 'Yino' acted as the first link in the chain, contacting the girls through social media and then introducing them to the circle of 'the Italian,' who ultimately served as the liaison with his friends and potential clients in southern Gran Canaria. The case highlights the porous nature of a system where luxury and influence served as a smokescreen for one of the most extensive child trafficking rings in the archipelago's history.
