The Spanish left has spent years constructing a progressive and feminist narrative, with Pedro Sánchez as the "standard-bearer of modern socialism." Today, that discourse has collapsed. An unprecedented scandal is shaking the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE): audio recordings and messages have been leaked linking high-ranking officials to corruption, prostitution paid for with public funds, and sex parties, leaving President Sánchez hanging by a thin thread of power.
The investigation—led by the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard—revealed a scheme already known as the "Koldo case", in reference to Koldo García, former advisor to former minister José Luis Ábalos, both key figures in the administration. According to the case file, the network allegedly distributed at least 620,000 euros ($670,000) in bribes, and used women for sexual favors in exchange for government contracts.
However, the most explosive content is the audio recordings and chats in which encounters with prostitutes are described in graphic detail, some identified by names such as Anaís, Jessica, Tatyy, Adriana Brasileira, or Alini Da Silva. These women were part of what investigators describe as a "team of Brazilian women" assigned to "entertain contractors", housed in 28 tourist apartments rented in Madrid between 2020 and 2021. One of the scheme's operators stated that "Koldo was in charge of the ladies."
Former minister José Luis Ábalos is at the center of one of the most unusual episodes of the case. When the UCO raided his home, he was with a 32-year-old woman from Valencia who tried to flee by hiding a hard drive in her pants. She is believed to be Anaís, who, according to the Spanish press, also goes by Letizia Hilton, a porn actress who has appeared alongside Jordi "El Niño Polla", an adult film star in Spain.
