He Criminal Court number 12 of Seville ha condemned To the actress María León to pay a Fine of 5,700 euros for a crime of resistance and a slight crime of injuriesafter a altercation With agents of the Local Police occurred in October 2022. In addition, the sentence, to which it has had access Okdiario Andalucíaforces the interpreter to indemnify With 100 euros to the attacked agent, although it acquits her from the crime of disobedience. Two other defendants, prosecuted for Attack, resistance and disobedience, They have been acquitted.
The events took place in the early hours of October 1, 2022, around 4:45, on María Luisa Avenue in Seville. According to the sentence, issued this Friday and appealed before the Provincial Court, María León and his companionsone of them by bicycle, returned from a dinner when two agents of the Local Police They arrested the cyclist to submit him to a breathalyzer test. During the intervention, the actress was required to identify and, after refusing, was informed that she would be transferred to police units. Although initially agreed to get to the police vehicle, The incident climbed quickly.
While the policeman began the march, one of the companions got in his way, which allowed an unidentified person to open the back door of the vehicle. María León He took the opportunity to go and head towards a nearby fence. The agents persecuted her and, in the struggle, the actress gave a punch on the cheek to an agent and, already on the ground, kicked her while insulted with expressions such as “Daughter of a bitch” and “bitch”. Finally, it was reduced with the help of other agents.
The magistrate has considered “Detailed, coherent and coincident” The testimony of the police present, in front of the version of María León, who claimed to have been thrown to the ground and handcuffed by several people, something that the images of the incident do not support. For the crime of resistance, the judge imposed a fine of 4,800 euros (eight months at a rate of 20 euros per day), valuing the seriousness of the facts and the absence of criminal records of the convicted person, as well as the mitigating damage repair. For minor injuries, an additional fine of 900 euros (one month and fifteen days with the same daily fee).
The Prosecutor’s Office He had initially requested a year and nine months in jail for an attack and 720 euros for injuries, in addition to compensation to the agent. For the other two defendants, he asked for a year and nine months in prison, respectively, for attack and resistance. However, the judge did not find sufficient evidence against them, acquitting them of all the charges.
The sentence emphasizes that the action of María León He reflected a clear attempt to oppose the authority, including the physical attack on the agent and its active resistance to detention. Although another person shaken the police during the incident, he could not identify or link the accused acquitted. The compensation of 100 euros to the injured agent will be covered with the 150 euros recorded by the actress before the trial, returning the leftover.
This case, which has generated attention for the notoriety of María León in the artistic field, ends a process initiated more than two years ago, although there is still an appeal before the Provincial Court of Seville.
