The Viral Boy From the Teruel Swimming Pools Breaks His Silence 13 Years Later: Death Threats, Assaults and 17 Trials

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What began as a seemingly harmless interview at a swimming pool in Teruel ended up becoming a nightmare that lasted for more than a decade. Álvaro, the young boy who went viral at just 12 years old after an interview broadcast by Aragón TV at the Fuentecerrada swimming pool, has spoken for the first time about the consequences he suffered after that video went viral online. Read more

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He was only 12 years old when a reporter approached him to ask him why he had chosen a Teruel pool to spend the day. What seemed like an inconsequential summer interview ended up becoming an episode that would mark much of his adolescence and youth. More than a decade later, Álvaro, today 25 years old, has recounted in an interview given to the YouTube channel Tiparraco the consequences that, according to him, suffered after the mass disseminati…