The trial of a Seville tour guide accused of sexually assaulting an American tourist and two others during trips to Morocco and Portugal, is scheduled to commence on Monday. The prosecutor at the Spanish National Court is seeking a nine-year prison sentence for the accused. Manuel Gerardo P.F., who serves as the president of Discover Excursion, faces allegations of assaulting his victims while leading a tour booked by one of them in the fall of 2013, according to reports from Spanish news agency EuropaPress. The tour, organized by his company, covered several cities across northern Morocco. On the final night of the trip, just before the group was set to return to Spain on November 2, 2013, the defendant reportedly knocked on the hotel room door of the victim and her two friends in Tangier. Offering a game of «Truth or Dare», he allegedly urged them to undress. Upon their refusal, he disrobed to his underwear. As the victim grew tired and fell asleep, her friends continued conversing with him. Upon waking, the victim found herself alone and went to the bathroom. It was then that the accused allegedly forced his way into the room and sexually assaulted her. When she awoke again, she noticed injuries on her knees and suspected she had been drugged and raped. In early 2018, while recounting her ordeal in Morocco at the University of Florida, two attendees shared similar experiences with the same tour guide during a summer 2017 trip. This revelation prompted the victim to report the incident to the Spanish Consulate in Miami on March 1, 2018. The accused is also alleged to have committed similar acts on another tour in Lagos, Portugal, between May 26 and 28, 2017. The prosecutor has charged Manuel Gerardo P.F. with sexual assault and rape, alongside two additional charges of sexual assault, totaling three offenses. The prosecution is demanding a nine-year prison term, a six-year ban from approaching or contacting the first victim, and a one-year ban concerning the other two victims. Additionally, the prosecutor seeks an eight-year prohibition on the defendant's practice as a tour guide and compensation of 40,000 euros for the first victim and 1,500 euros for each of the other two victims.
