 He was acquitted of the charge for Dotor's rape and another charge for Maroto's abduction.In addition, Romero was banned from Valdepeñas for 10 years after his excarceration, could not contact the victims families for 5 years, and was forced to compensate them with 900,000 euro total.Police explored the possibility that Romero had attacked other women in Ciudad Real and the Canary Islands during the time he had resided there.