Spain admits "breakdown" in the judicial system

A man with two pedophilia convictions was allowed to go free and is now suspected of killing a 5-year-old girl. One of the convictions stemmed from sexual abuse of his own daughter, who was 5 at the time.

Spain is admitting errors in its judicial system after a man with two pedophilia convictions was allowed to go free and is now suspected of killing a 5-year-old girl.

Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega says the government will demand accountability in the string of errors that allowed 52-year-old suspect Santiago del Valle to stay out of jail despite the two convictions.

One of the convictions stemmed from sexual abuse of his own daughter, who was 5 at the time.

Fernandez de la Vega said Wednesday there had been "a breakdown in the system."

Del Valle and his sister Rosa appeared before a judge Thursday night in the southern city of Huelva and were ordered held in jail.