Moroccan migrants arrested over alleged sexual assaults in Ceuta

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 12, 2026 · 433 words · By Christina Thykjaer

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What to know about Moroccan migrants arrested over alleged sexual assaults in Ceuta

Two men have been remanded in custody over alleged sexual assaults on minors, while a judge has ordered the deportation of a third.

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What happened

Two men have been remanded in custody over alleged sexual assaults on minors, while a judge has ordered the deportation of a third.

Why it matters

Three Moroccan nationals who arrived in Ceuta during the recent mass crossing from Morocco have been arrested over their alleged involvement in sexual assault offences, against a backdrop of courts and law-enforcement agencies investigating several complaints…

Common ground

The arrests come after several underage Moroccan girls reported having been sexually assaulted after crossing the border and staying in the autonomous Spanish city.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Three Moroccan nationals who arrived in Ceuta during the recent mass crossing from Morocco have been arrested over their alleged involvement in sexual assault offences”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that three Moroccan nationals were arrested in Ceuta for alleged sexual assault offences following a mass crossing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since late July 2026, an estimated 72,000 people, mainly young men, have illegally breached and crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa, with smaller …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ceuta_migrant_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hispano-Moroccan War, also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War, the First Moroccan War, the Tetuán War, or, in Spain, as the War of Africa, was fought from Spain's declaration of war on Morocco on 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Moroccan_War_(1859–186…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The border between Morocco and Spain consists of three non-contiguous lines totalling 18.5 km (11.5 miles) around the Spanish territories of Ceuta (8 km; 5 miles), Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (85 metr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–Spain_border

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Claim 2: “Medical services had already treated at least four underage migrants last week for possible sexual assaults”

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The specific number of 'at least four underage migrants' treated last week is mentioned in one source. Another source mentions 'at least five girls under 14', which is similar but not an exact corroboration of the 'four' figure.

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web search NEUTRAL — Medical services had already treated at least four underage migrants last week for possible sexual assaults, while courts in the city had received at least six complaints related to these offences.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/12/three-moroccan…

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web search NEUTRAL — Some minors receive medical assistance, but do not file a complaint before or after going through the hospital. The Ceuta Prosecutor's Office had open proceedings until this Thursday for two sexual as…
https://www.elconstitucional.es/en/communities/ceuta/at-leas…

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web search NEUTRAL — Young migrants in Ceuta at risk of sexual violence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfTc7HsWta0

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Claim 3: “Ceuta's Investigating Court No. 4 ordered that he be remanded in custody without bail.”

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The detail that Investigating Court No. 4 ordered the remand without bail is mentioned in only one specific web search result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez (Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando ˈɣɾande maɾˈlaska]; born 26 July 1962) is a Spanish judge and politician who has served as minister of the Interior since June 2018. A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Grande-Marlaska

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hamed Abderrahman Ahmad (born 1974), also known as Ahmad Abd al Rahman Ahmad, is a Spanish national born in Ceuta, who was captured and arrested by Pakistani soldiers in Pakistan in the fall of 2001 d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamed_Abderrahaman_Ahmad

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Claim 4: “One of the suspects is accused of an alleged sexual assault involving penetration and of an offence against public health, as he is also said to have forced the victim to sell drugs.”

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The specific details regarding penetration and forcing the victim to sell drugs appear in only one relevant search result snippet; other results discuss the arrests generally but not these specific charges.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and grapheme. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1

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Claim 5: “The other imprisonment was ordered by Investigating Court No. 5. In this case, police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving touching another minor.”

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The detail regarding Investigating Court No. 5 and the specific charge of touching another minor is found in only one relevant source.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Inmaculada Montalbán Huertas (born 1959) is a Spanish judge who is expert in gender-based violence. She has been judge of the Constitutional Court of Spain since 2021 and its vicepresident since 2023.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmaculada_Montalbán

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Claim 6: “The third case concerns an adult woman who reported being groped. The suspect was in an irregular immigration status in Spain and Investigating Court No. 4 ordered his expulsion.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about eVisas and US immigration status, with no mention of the specific case in Ceuta involving an adult woman and Investigating Court No. 4.

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web search NEUTRAL — View case status online using your receipt number, which can be found on notices that you may have received from USCIS. Also, sign up for Case Status Online to
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web search NEUTRAL — Check Immigration Case Status. Check the National Terrorism Advisory System. File a Civil Rights Complaint.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows those who have applied or petitioned for an i…
https://www.dhs.gov/check-immigration-case-status

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web search NEUTRAL — View your eVisa and get a share code to prove your immigration status. Your eVisa shows your identity and immigration status. This includes what rights you have in the UK, for example to work, rent or…
https://www.gov.uk/evisa/view-evisa-get-share-code-prove-imm…

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Claim 7: “Two of the three detainees remain in pre-trial detention, while a judge has ordered the expulsion of the third”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim discusses unrelated cases in Quintana Roo, ICE detentions, and Mahmoud Khalil, but does not mention the detention/expulsion status of the three suspects in Ceuta.

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web search NEUTRAL — One suspect is allegedly linked to an armed attack in Benito Juárez, while the other two are being investigated for a homicide in Tulum. The judge ruled that pretrial detention was necessary to ensure…
https://www.rivieramayanews.mx/judge-orders-pretrial-detenti…

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web search NEUTRAL — Judges are releasing them from custody. Judges, including those appointed by Trump, have found that some detainees have been illegally held despite their deportation orders. Man's back shown with a Po…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/ice-detainees-depor…

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web search NEUTRAL — Khalil will not immediately be deported. His attorneys have said that if he were ordered deported, they would appeal the judge's ruling.An aerial view of the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Facility …
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/11/nx-s1-5361208/mahmoud-khalil-…

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Claim 8: “By 11 August, the National Police had recorded six complaints lodged by minors”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the National Police recorded six complaints lodged by minors by August 11.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP; [ˈkweɾpo naθjoˈnal de poliˈθi.a]; also known simply as the National Police, Policía Nacional) is the national civilian police force…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Corps_(Spain)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Port of Ceuta is a passenger and cargo port located on the North African coast, in the Strait of Gibraltar, belonging to the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Ceuta

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