At least four unaccompanied migrant girls who arrived in Ceuta during last week’s storming of the border have been treated for sexual assaults, it has emerged.

Sources at Ceuta’s health service told Cadena SER that two of the girls reported attempted rape, while two others showed signs consistent with having been raped.

Under Spanish protocol, the girls’ statements will automatically be passed to police and judicial authorities to launch criminal investigations and identify those responsible.

The allegations come just days after the Ministry of Equality warned that migrant children stranded in Ceuta faced an extreme risk of sexual violence following the unprecedented influx from Morocco.

It also follows claims made by the JUPOL police union that the number of girls to have suffered sexual assaults was at least 10, while adult women are also feared to have been attacked.

In footage shared online by Spanish journalist Susana Burgos on Friday, tens of women and girls can be seen being escorted by Spanish police officers.

Burgos wrote: ‘Right now in Ceuta. The police are escorting a group of immigrant women to prevent them from being raped and assaulted by the men. Terrible.’

More cases under investigation

Meanwhile, Europa Press reported that authorities are investigating up to six alleged sexual assaults involving migrants who entered Ceuta during the mass crossings on July 30 and 31.

The reports were confirmed by the Spanish government’s delegation in Ceuta.

Sources told the news agency that most of the alleged victims are women, although investigators have not ruled out that some victims may be men or children.

They also said that more people have attended Ceuta University Hospital reporting alleged sexual assaults than the cases currently under formal investigation.

No arrests have been made so far in connection with the allegations.

The reports come as thousands of migrants, including large numbers of unaccompanied children, remain in Ceuta following the unprecedented crossings from Morocco that have triggered a humanitarian and political crisis.

In an interview with the television programme En Boca De Todos on Friday, spokeswoman for the JUPOL union Laura Garcia said the general public is unaware of the seriousness of the situation in the Spanish enclave.

When asked if there were more cases of rape being reported, Garcia said: ‘Thanks to a number of news organisations, it is being made public that apart from the rape of the minor, which has been reported and documented, there is another 10 cases involving minors.’

She added that there are also victims who are not underage, but said they are ‘very scared’ to come forward.

‘It makes sense, as they are in a critical situation,’ she said. ‘In the case of the minors, the juvenile prosecutor’s office should act ex officio, let’s hope this is the case, but we are aware of at least one sexual assault against a minor.’

The presenter then asks if the alleged attacks were gang rapes, or carried out by groups of men.

Garcia said the injuries of the known girl victim suggest there were ‘various attackers’, adding that they were ‘devastating’.

She confirmed that the alleged attackers were migrants and that the victim was also a migrant.

Garcia added that officers are finding it difficult to get information from the authorities about the alleged crimes, accusing the government of a cover up.

‘The government don’t want you to know what is going on there, because they are witnessing extremely serious scenes,’ she claimed.

She said some of the migrants have sexually assaulted multiple girls and women, and that they are increasingly taking place in remote, hard-to-access areas.

Garcia said a number of attacks have been stopped by witnesses and local residents.

‘They are even taking place in the mountains, but unfortunately we cannot be everywhere,’ she said.