Victims of homophobic attack in court for “indecent exposure”

 

From victims, to the accused. Luis and Ricardo de Frutos can still not quite believe it. On June 28, the married couple reported having suffered a homophobic attack on the Torregarcía beach in Almería, where they were practicing nudism. "When we were called by the courts 8 months later we went there delighted that finally they were going to listen to us," Ricardo explains. "But when we got there, a civil servant told us that we were being accused of crimes of damages and indecent exposure! We couldn't believe it."

Ricardo is 68 years old and suffers multiple sclerosis. His husband, Luis, is 56. The young man that they claim attacked them is aged "around 25." "We were taking a stroll along the seashore when this kid and an older man, whom we later found out was his father-in-law, came running toward us shouting, ‘Not one more step you faggots!' The kid punched me and I fell into the water, where he continued kicking me," explains Ricardo. "Luis shouted at him, ‘You're going to kill him!' He replied, ‘Don't you worry, there's plenty for you too,' and he punched him, causing him to start bleeding like a stuck pig. While all of this was happening, the older man was urging him on, saying, ‘Give those faggots a good beating!'"

The couple have been visiting the beach to practice nudism every summer weekend for eight years. "We had never had problems. It isn't a nudist beach, but it's very large and it's common to see nudists there. That same day there was another nudist family with children and a married couple. It was them who called the police and the ambulance after the beating," explains Ricardo.