A Barcelona judge has convicted the paparazzi Jordi Martín of a crime of harassment and another of injuries against Clara Chía. The photographer will also not be able to get within 400 meters of or speak to Gerard Piqué’s partner for a year and a half and will have to compensate the young woman with 10,000 euros for the psychological damage he has caused her and 3,000 more in consideration for medical expenses. The conviction is historic in the Spanish judicial landscape as it is the first time that a photographer has been convicted of harassment.
The photographer will still be able to appeal the sentence and, because the duration of both sentences is very short, he will not go to jail. However, the sentence determines that Martín’s work made Clara Chía’s “daily existence unbearable” for at least ten months. So much so that he had to change his routines and even leave his job for a while.
The resolution, issued by the 14th criminal court of the city of Barcelona, states that Martín’s work “has far exceeded what could be acceptable”, despite the obvious public nature of Chía could justify a specific approach towards her person in the eyes of Justice. The magistrate has considered that Jordi Martín acted “intimidatingly” against the young woman and even went so far as to “harass” her.
Concrete facts
Although the events for which Jordi Martín has been convicted have been repeated, in the judge’s eyes, for “at least ten months”, there have been specific moments that were more critical than others. At the beginning of February, Martín was having a drink in a bar near the Kosmos offices when three Mossos d’Esquadra patrols identified him to ask him what he was doing there.
Chía had called the police to file a new complaint for harassment and requested that a three-kilometer restraining order be filed against him. However, The Court did not consider it appropriate since “the circumstances of urgency and necessity did not exist at that time.” that would justify a precautionary measure.”
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