The police inspector accusing former deputy operational director (DAO) of the National Police, José Ángel González, of sexual assault has appealed the judge's refusal to bar him from contacting her. Her lawyer cites lack of proper reasoning and preventive risk. The magistrate had deemed no current threat exists.
The inspector who filed a complaint against José Ángel González, former deputy operational director (DAO) of the National Police until his resignation on February 17, has filed an appeal with Madrid's Court of Violence against Women No. 8. Magistrate David Maman Benchimol rejected last week the precautionary measure barring the accused from contacting the complainant, stating that 'the investigated party has neither approached her nor communicated with her since July' and that there is no risk of pressure, as González no longer holds the top police authority position. According to the judicial order, no 'type of pressure on the complainant' seems likely during this instruction phase. The complainant ratified her complaint on March 17, detailing events from April 23, 2025, when González allegedly raped her after pressuring her for sex despite her explicit refusals. González denied the allegations, attributing the complaint to the inspector's 'professional and personal ambitions'; his defense has accused her of financial motives. The complainant's lawyer, Jorge Piedrafita, argues in the 11-page appeal that the resolution 'must be declared null' due to 'insufficiency of motivation incompatible with the right to effective judicial protection.' He claims the judge erred in assessing circumstances with a 'fragmentary and insufficient appreciation,' treating the lack of recent contact as excluding risk. 'The requested measure --prohibition of communication by any means-- has an essentially preventive function: to avoid future contacts, disturbances, indirect intimidations, or revictimization situations,' Piedrafita states. The inspector is on psychological leave and testified with a psychologist's assistance. Piedrafita requests reversal of the order, imposition of the ban, or alternatively, an updated police risk assessment. 'It is the only thing the police escort cannot protect,' the filing adds.
