The court partially upheld the appeal filed by Montero, who had initially sought six years in prison for the defendants. The ruling confirms the conviction for the crime of revealing secrets, previously established by the Audiencia de Barcelona in 2024, but slightly increases the penalty.

The increase from 10 months to one year and one day is because the initial sentence was below the minimum legal threshold for the offense, as the Audiencia had applied a mitigating factor for undue delays. The TSJC also dismissed the appeals for acquittal filed by the paparazzi, which the Prosecutor's Office had supported.

The proven facts confirm that Mariló Montero organized her trip to French Polynesia in 2015 with the intention of guaranteeing her privacy, staying in a bungalow with access to a private beach. The court considers that the images were captured surreptitiously in a location deemed her “temporary domicile.”

The compensation due to Montero, who claimed €265,000, is postponed until the sentence execution phase. The TSJC maintains that the mere observation of the photographs demonstrates their illicit origin, as they were taken while the journalist was acting relaxed in a context of expected privacy.