Spanish court don finally sentence one tour guide wey dey abuse young women for Morocco and other European countries. Manuel Blanco Vela, wey dey run Discover Excursions company, don collect eight and half years prison for 2025 after court find am guilty of assaulting three American students.
The case don dey for long time as many women wey dey study abroad for Spain don accuse Blanco Vela of sexual assault. Gabrielle Vega, one of the survivors wey dey 19 years old for 2013, talk say the man abuse am during trip to Morocco. She say after she drink small alcohol wey the man give am, she black out and wake up to see am dey abuse am for hotel bathroom.
Other women like Hayley McAleese and Carly Van Ostenbridge also talk say Blanco Vela try to abuse dem for Portugal for 2017. Dem say the man tell dem say area no safe and dem must stay for hotel with am, but dem manage escape. The case don bring together more than 30 women wey talk say similar things happen to dem with the same tour guide.
Blanco Vela case don dey complicated because im dey abuse women for different countries like Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Many women no report the matter before because dem dey abroad and no know how to follow legal system for foreign country. The matter come open well when survivors begin connect online and share their stories.
The tour guide also get link to death of one American student wey dey 21 years old, Lauren Bajorek. The girl fall from balcony for Blanco Vela apartment for Seville for 2015 and die. Even though police no prosecute am as homicide, court later find am civilly liable for the death.
For the court judgment, Blanco Vela collect six years prison for assaulting Gabrielle Vega and two and half years for assaulting McAleese and Van Ostenbridge. The man lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, talk say Vega courage don help bring justice and protect other women from similar experience.
Meanwhile, Morocco national football team dey prepare for international friendly match against Ecuador for Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium. New coach Mohamed Ouahbi don take over from Walid Regragui and don select players like Yassine Bounou, Achraf Hakimi and Brahim Diaz for the match.
For business news, aviation company Avincis and De Havilland Canada don sign agreement to supply and maintain amphibious aircraft for Europe and Morocco. The deal go make Avincis serve as main provider of maintenance services for Canadair aircraft for both regions.
John Boag, CEO of Avincis Group, talk say dem proud say De Havilland choose dem as partner for Morocco and Europe. Brian Chafe, CEO of De Havilland Canada, also talk say the agreement go help dem support operators better and develop their amphibious aircraft fleet.
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