Six models denounce sexual harassment of a Barcelona photographer

The girls, between 19 and 24 years old, have told the Mossos that the defendant, about 60 years old, pressured them to take off their clothes and have sexual intercourse during the sessions.

Six young people between 19 and 24 years old who work as models have denounced a photographer from Barcelona for pressuring them to take off their clothes and have sex in fashion shoots. In one case, according to the victim, he also made non-consensual touching. According to the complaints before the Mossos d'Esquadra, the accused tried to make them consume alcohol and drugs, or promised them fame to accept their requests.

Barcelona photographer sexual harassment allegations

The last case is from May of this year, when a 19-year-old girl went to the photographer's studio, about 60 years old, for a session. When he finished, he insisted that he had to take nude photos if he wanted to "star on the covers of important magazines." She refused and he invited her to go to a bar to "clear up": there, according to the girl's version, he asked for several mojitos and poured the contents of his own glass into hers. Then they went back to the studio and he offered her drugs so that she would be disinhibited, but she rejected him and left.

Another case is from April of this year, when two models stayed with the photographer for a session in underwear, after which he invited them to eat: he asked for wine although they said they did not want and allegedly asked them questions of sexual content, such as if they were a couple or wanted to have sex with him. He insisted that, if they agreed, he could make them "very famous" thanks to their contacts, which made them uncomfortable, but they could not leave when they had their objects in the studio, where when he returned he wanted to photograph them naked and offered them drugs, what they rejected. One of the young complainants in this case was not well because of the drink and lay down to rest. According to the complaint, he took advantage then to touch him "between the legs" while the other went out to smoke on the balcony, situation in which they rebelled and left while he called them immature and insulted them.

A third reported case goes back to February 2018, when a model had a photo session with the accused and, a few days later, he contacted her again for a new session and invited her to eat: during lunch, he insisted so he would drink and when he went up to the studio he asked for pictures with little clothes, but she refused and left, despite his insistence and offers of drugs.

The behavior is similar in a fourth reported case of November 2017, when two other models stayed with the photographer for a session and he first invited them to eat, insisting that they drink, and then, in the studio, offered them drugs and allegedly He asked that they "kiss each other" or take off their clothes to take pictures.