A judge declared a YouTuber guilty of harming his ex-girlfriend’s father and released a punishment that has not been heard until now, ordered the influencer to read his sentence every week on his channel for a month. The Dallas Review must also pay the father of his ex-partner nearly $13,000 in damages.
The special sentence is the latest development of public feud between the Dallas Review, legal name Daniel Santomé, and his ex-girlfriend, the streamer Measurement Projectlegal name Maria Rubio. According to the Spanish outlet elDiariowho first reported the sentence, Santomé THERE Retrieved aim at said Rubio father of the couple’s spat, calling the man “abusive,” “an aggressor full of shit,” and a “sick-headed coward” on his YouTube channel. At one point, SantoméRubio said the father “likes to beat up defenseless women on the street.”
In general, Santomé published nine videos insulting Rubio’s father, whose name was not revealed in local reports. Santomé is an established voice in the Spanish streaming scene and has been active for over a decade. He has more than 10 million followers on YouTube.
Santomé’s prominence in the streaming world played a role in the judge’s decision, elDiario reported. The judge said that, with Santomé has “social relevance” and is followed by “thousands of young people,” his insults are of great importance. the the judge also disagreed that the YouTuber’s comments are protected free speech.
“[It’s] it is hard to believe that anyone with an average level of intelligence can think that by using freedom of speech as an excuse they can say all the insults, which are recognized as insults by the RAE. [Royal Spanish Academy, the language’s governing body]free of social media and believe that the target will not feel attacked and that the system will not respond,” the judge WRITES.
In addition to reading her sentence and paying $13,000 in damages, the judge ordered Santomé to delete nine videos in which she insulted her ex-boyfriend’s father. In addition, the judge specifically highlighted YouTubers Rubio’s statement the father is an “abuser” and said that such false accusations cannot be made today, especially considering the government’s efforts to stop violence against women.
In a statement on Twitter responding to the judge’s sentence last week, Santomé went on to say that it was her boyfriend’s father who punched her and called the sentence an “injustice.”
“Imagine that they beat up your girlfriend in front of you, that they stole your dog, that they harassed you for years, and if you use BAD WORDS in your response to this guy, they sentence you to pay $ ’cause because you are a public figure,’” the YouTuber tweeted in Spanish. “This is the injustice I have to face now.”
In a video, Santomé accused his ex-boyfriend and his family of exploiting the case for attention. He said he will appeal the decision and ask his fans for help paying his legal costs. This is not the first time Santomé caught up in legal troubles, however. In 2018, he was acquitted of allegations that he molested an underage fan. lack of evidence.
Rubio, for his part, celebrated the judge’s sentence. “We won another one,” he said Twitter. “To all the creators who received insults and were harassed by this person or other toxic people, I want to say: It’s time to stop lowering your head and being afraid of them, damn. Be brave like my family used to be. And you are welcome to pave the way.”
