A 36-year-old Spanish man and his 18-year-old daughter are in an incestuous relationship and are fighting for custody of their newborn child. The couple are battling with Spanish authorities after their three-week-old daughter was taken by social workers an hour after her birth.
The pair from Mallorca, Cris and Sara, claim to be in love and are defending their “unique and loving” relationship.
“Our relationship started like they all do, with flirting, getting along and then trust,” Cris told the UK Sun. “We are father and daughter but she never has seen me as a father because, more than a father, I have been a friend,” he added.
Social services became involved in the case not due to the incestuous nature of the relationship but after Cris’ ex-wife – Sara’s mother – made sexual abuse allegations about her ex-husband.
Out of concern for the newborn’s safety the parents were told by Spanish social services that Sara could either give up her child for adoption or raise her baby without support from the father.
“If there is no risk to the child, the relationship between the parents is irrelevant. Incest is not a crime in Spain and is not considered a cause of danger or risk towards the child,” said a spokesperson from the Mallorca social services department.
The father – who is also a new grandfather – has responded to criticism of his relationship with his daughter by simply stating, “I respect their opinion, but I do not care.”
