Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio investigated in child pornography case and could face up to five years in prison

REAL MADRID prima Raul Asencio is acceptable to look proceedings successful a kid pornography case.

The defender is accused of disseminating images and a video of a insignificant and volition basal proceedings successful the Canary Islands.

Three erstwhile Real Madrid reserve players are progressive and claimed to person taken and recorded the content.

Asencio, 21, is not deemed liable for taking the images but helium had entree to them and is alleged to passed them onto others.

It is claimed the players progressive lied erstwhile they told the girls progressive that the worldly had been deleted.

Asencio reportedly requested to beryllium near retired of the proceedings but that has been denied by the court and if recovered blameworthy of disseminating kid pornography helium could beryllium sentenced up to 5 years successful prison.

Three erstwhile Real players - Ferran Ruiz, 21, Juan Rodriguez, 22, and Andres Garcia, 21 - were arrested successful September 2023, with Asencio called to springiness grounds arsenic a witness.

After speaking to police Asencio became portion of the investigation.

A connection from Real Madrid astatine the clip read: "Real Madrid wishes to denote that it has learned that a Castilla subordinate and 3 Real Madrid C players person made statements to the Civil Guard successful narration to a ailment astir the alleged broadcasting of a backstage video via WhatsApp.

"When the nine has elaborate cognition of the facts, we volition instrumentality the due measures."

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A connection from the High Court of Justice of Gran Canaria successful November read: "The justice is investigating 4 footballers linked to Real Madrid arsenic alleged perpetrators of crimes of disclosure of secrets and dissemination of pornography."

Ascencio is successful enactment to commencement against Liverpool astatine Anfield with Real facing a defensive wounded crisis.

They are without experienced stars Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militao and David Alaba.