Daniel Galván Viña: The Kenitra Child Abuse Case

The Moroccan prosecution

Daniel Galván Viña, an Iraqi-born Spanish national who had lived in Morocco, was prosecuted in Kenitra after allegations involving children came to the attention of authorities. Reliable reporting on the final Moroccan case consistently states that 11 children were recognized as victims in the conviction.

Reports differ slightly on the children's age range, giving ranges such as two to 14 or three to 15. Because that discrepancy is not necessary to understand the case, Crime by Region records only that the victims were children and does not force a single age range into the narrative.

A 30-year sentence

In 2011, a Moroccan court convicted Galván of sexual offenses against the children and sentenced him to 30 years in prison. The conviction and sentence are the core adjudicated facts of this case. This archive does not repeat unproven claims about additional possible victims as though they were part of the judgment.

The 2013 pardon error

In July 2013, Galván was released after his name was included among Spanish prisoners granted royal pardons by King Mohammed VI. Reporting from Spain and Morocco later described a mix-up between prisoners proposed for pardon and prisoners seeking transfer to Spain to continue serving their sentences.

The release prompted major protests in Morocco. On August 4, 2013, the palace revoked Galván's pardon, citing the seriousness of the crimes. By then, he had travelled to Spain.

Rearrest and sentence enforcement in Spain

Spanish police arrested Galván in Murcia on August 5, 2013 after Morocco issued an international arrest request. He was remanded in custody while courts considered Morocco's extradition request.

On November 18, 2013, Spain's National Court ruled that, because Galván was a Spanish national, he would not be extradited under the applicable treaty framework. Instead, the court imposed compliance with the foreign sentence in Spain. Reporting on the ruling stated that 27 years and four months remained on the Moroccan 30-year term.

What the pardon did — and did not do

The brief release does not mean the Moroccan conviction was erased. The pardon was revoked, Galván was rearrested, and Spanish judicial authorities recognized enforcement of the Moroccan sentence. The archive therefore classifies the case as Solved / Adjudicated.

This page also avoids treating political speculation that surrounded the pardon as a proven explanation. The documented administrative mix-up and the formal revocation are sufficient to describe what happened without asserting unsupported motives.

Timeline

2011: a Moroccan court convicts Daniel Galván Viña of sexual offenses against 11 children and imposes a 30-year prison sentence.

July 30, 2013: Galván is among prisoners released under a royal pardon.

August 4, 2013: King Mohammed VI revokes the pardon after public outrage and review of the case.

August 5–6, 2013: Galván is arrested in Spain and remanded in custody.

November 18, 2013: Spain's National Court orders that he serve the remaining Moroccan sentence in Spain rather than be extradited.

Current status

As of August 30, 2026, the reviewed record continues to support the 2011 Moroccan conviction and the Spanish order enforcing the remaining sentence. No source reviewed for this page establishes that the conviction was later vacated.