Spanish porn star Nacho Vidal
Spanish porn star Nacho Vidal is under investigation for manslaughter after a man died during a ceremony involving toad venom.
Vidal and two other individuals were arrested on May 29, according to his lawyer, David Salvador. They were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and following an 11-month investigation, according to a statement from Spain's law enforcement agency, the Guardia Civil.
They appeared before a judge on the same day, a spokesman for the supreme court of Valencia told CNN.
All three were released provisionally and investigations continue, according to the spokesman.
Police have not named the man who died. The names of the two other people — a man and a woman — who were arrested along with Vidal have not been made public.
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Salvador told CNN the death was a "tragic accident" and that his client was not responsible.
He said the person who died had used the toad venom before and had wanted to experience it again.
Police said the incident took place in July 2019 in the town of Enguera, near Valencia, in eastern Spain.
The person died during what the Guardia Civil called a "mystical ritual involving the inhalation of venomous vapors from the Bufo alvarius toad."
Vidal, 46, has appeared in at least 10,000 scenes in a porn career spanning 26 years, according to his website.
