REAL MADRID star Raul Asencio is set to face trial in a child pornography case.
The defender is accused of disseminating images and a video of a minor and will stand trial in the Canary Islands.
Three former Real Madrid reserve players are involved and claimed to have taken and recorded the content.
Asencio, 21, is not deemed responsible for taking the images but he had access to them and is alleged to passed them onto others.
It is claimed the players involved lied when they told the girls involved that the material had been deleted.
Asencio reportedly requested to be left out of the trial but that has been denied by the court and if found guilty of disseminating child pornography he could be sentenced up to five years in prison.
Three former Real players – Ferran Ruiz, 21, Juan Rodriguez, 22, and Andres Garcia, 21 – were arrested in September 2023, with Asencio called to give testimony as a witness.
After speaking to police Asencio became part of the investigation.
A statement from Real Madrid at the time read: “Real Madrid wishes to announce that it has learned that a Castilla player and three Real Madrid C players have made statements to the Civil Guard in relation to a complaint about the alleged broadcasting of a private video via WhatsApp.
“When the club has detailed knowledge of the facts, we will take the appropriate measures.”
A statement from the High Court of Justice of Gran Canaria in November read: “The judge is investigating four footballers linked to Real Madrid as alleged perpetrators of crimes of disclosure of secrets and dissemination of pornography.”
Ascencio started in Tuesday’s 3-2 win against Manchester City at the Etihad with Real facing a defensive injury crisis.
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