The Councilor for Culture of Valls, Marc Ayala i Vallvey, from Junts, has been arrested by the Mossos d'Esquadra as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against sexual freedom for sexual

abuse of minors

, according to Catalunya Ràdio.

The arrest is made this Tuesday afternoon and

Ayala is in the Valls police station,

in Tarragona, pending to go to court in the next few hours.

The events would have occurred approximately 7 years ago.

Ayala, who is currently 33 years old, is the fourth deputy mayor in the city and councilor of Valls since 2015.

The City Council, for the moment, has not ruled on the case, but has suspended all the acts planned for this Wednesday.

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