Asencio reaches settlement in child pornography distribution case

Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio could be set to end the case that has bookended his career with the senior side. Asencio has been charged with the distribution of child pornography, as well as unlawful sharing of explicit content, alongside three other former Real Madrid academy players. None of the other trio remain at the club, although Ferran Ruiz is in La Liga with Girona.

Asencio was reportedly not part of the sexual acts involved with an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old in the Canary Islands in the summer of 2023, which were recorded without their knowledge. Yet Asencio is accused of showing the content to others.

According to Atlantico Hoy, as carried by MD, Asencio and his legal team have agreed a settlement with the two victims in question. The deal would see Asencio’s actions declared as a minor crime, and removed from the investigation and court proceedings that the other three are involved in. This minor offence would then be punished with a fine rather than a prison sentence.