Carlota and José María: chronology of a relationship in 'Big Brother' that ended up in court

The 'Big Brother' case seemed to face its final stretch this Tuesday, after more than four years, but the trial was suspended in the morning due to the non-appearance of the victim, Carlota P. According to her lawyer, psychiatric problems prevented her from presenting . Judge María Dolores Palmero ordered that she be examined for a forensic test if she is not in a position to contrast in oral hearing. While this chapter is being resolved, let's see how it all started and what has happened in this time. September 19, 2017: What should be 'Big Brother 18' premieres as 'Big Brother Revolution'. A hundred contestants arrived at the house in Guadalix de la Sierra, of which only 20 were going to stay inside, including Carlota and José María. October 24, 2017: Carlota and José María are already an 'official couple' and, after several encounters under the duvet, they ask for an hour without cameras. November 3, 2017: The show hosts a party where contestants can drink alcohol, theoretically in a controlled way. November 4, 2017 (1.30:4 a.m.): Carlota feels sick and decides to go to bed before her classmates. José María follows her and lies there in the bed they usually shared. According to the prosecution's brief, "knowing the state of semi-consciousness in which she found herself and taking advantage of this circumstance, she began to perform movements of clear sexual content under the duvet, despite the fact that (...) stammering weakly, she said 'I can't '”. November 2017, 1.40 (4): The young man took off his face and an arm "revealing his inert state", which motivated the intervention of the Super, a person in charge of seeing the panel of cameras with which everything that is recorded is recorded. it happens in the house. Carlota and José María separated. According to the taxi, "until that moment she was not in a position to know what was happening, since the defendant had used the duvet to cover himself." November 2017, XNUMX (in the morning): She shows Carlota the video of the night before, an extremely hard experience for her, and right afterward she asks to speak to José María to hold him accountable. Meanwhile, the management of 'Big Brother' decides to expel the contestant for "intolerable conduct." That same Saturday, Zeppelin denounced the events in the Civil Guard of Colmenar Viejo. Carlota does not want to denounce, at the moment. The producer takes her to a hotel for a few days to examine her condition and recommends that she not return to the program, but she decides to return.

November 5, 2017: A statement, posted on Twitter the day before, is read on Sunday's broadcast: “The management of 'Big Brother' has decided to expel José María from the program for what it considers intolerable conduct. Likewise, he has considered it appropriate for Carlota to leave the house”. November 6, 2017: Given the doubts raised, in the program he clarifies that the only one ejected is José María and that Carlota can return if she wishes. Mediaset offers its own statement, on the other hand: “As the program announced last Saturday through its Twitter account, the contestant has been pressed for behavior that the producer has considered intolerable and therefore has put in question. conjunction with the Civil Guard. We will remain attentive to the results of the investigation and the total clarification of the facts, respecting the privacy of the affected people.” November 8, 2017: Carlota decides to return home. November 16, 2017: Carlota is nominated for her peers. The audience saved Yangyang and Carlota, nominated by her peers, was expelled – Telecinco November 23, 2017: Carlota is expelled by the audience, who prefer Maico and Yangyang to continue. Once outside the house, she is interviewed by Jorge Javier Vázquez, who tells her that they will not address the controversy. She agrees. December 7, 2017: 'El Confidencial' reveals that Carlota has filed her own complaint at a Madrid police station. December 14, 2017: Telecinco ends the program hastily due to its low ratings. Almost two years after July 30, 2019: Carlota reappears on social networks to denounce that there is still no date for the trial. 19 2019 November. El Confidencial will publish the video in which Carlota is seen at the moment in which the film shows the images of the alleged abuse. November 27, 2019: Following a boycott campaign on social media, Zeppelin announced a new protocol on 'Big Brother'. The thumbs-up policy was established so that the contestants always show their agreement with what happens under the duvets. Mediaset accuses the Atresmedia media of unfairly promoting the boycott and of being to blame for the loss of advertisers suffered. February 13, 2020: The private prosecution requests seven years in prison for José María, as well as compensation of 100.000 euros, the same amount claimed from the producer. Zeppelin offers Carlota an out-of-court settlement, which she indignantly rejects. September 2021: Carlota changes her lawyer. February 7, 2022: Carlota's new lawyer announces to ABC that he will request a nullity of the trial, scheduled for February 8 and 11, so that José María can be accused of sexual abuse with penetration, which carries a greater penalty. February 8, 2022: Carlota did not appear at the oral hearing and her lawyer alleges that she suffers from psychiatric problems.