Content Warning: This article includes accounts of sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers.
Miguel Estevez Puerto, a DJ, promoter, programmer and curator active in London’s music scene across the past decade, has been convicted of sexual assault.
An allegation of sexual assault was made to the police against the now-37-year-old on August 20, 2024. He was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on December 1 that year, relating to an incident taking place in a taxi in Islington in the early hours of Saturday morning on March 2, 2019, the Met Police has confirmed.
Two charges of sexual assault on a female aged 16 or over were formally brought against him on on Thursday, July 17, 2025, an officer for the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre confirmed to Mixmag.
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Content Warning: This article includes accounts of sexual assault and may be distressing for some readers.
Miguel Estevez Puerto, a DJ, promoter, programmer and curator active in London’s music scene across the past decade, has been convicted of sexual assault.
An allegation of sexual assault was made to the police against the now-37-year-old on August 20, 2024. He was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on December 1 that year, relating to an incident taking place in a taxi in Islington in the early hours of Saturday morning on March 2, 2019, the Met Police has confirmed.
Two charges of sexual assault on a female aged 16 or over were formally brought against him on on Thursday, July 17, 2025, an officer for the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre confirmed to Mixmag.
A hearing was held at Highbury Corner Magistrates on October 31 this year, at which Estevez Puerto was found guilty.
Sentencing took place last Tuesday, December 9. A Crime and Enforcement Support Officer sent a statement informing Mixmag that Estevez Puerto has had a tag fitted, and has been ordered to abstain from consuming any alcohol for a period of 120 days until April 8, 2026. During this time he must submit to monitoring arrangements under the directions of a responsible officer, as well as attend Rehabilitation Activity appointments or participate in activities required by the responsible officer up to a maximum of 10 days. He has also been fined £646 as a punitive element of the community order.
Estevez Puerto has been active in London’s dance music scene for a number of years as a DJ, label head, promoter, programmer, curator, marketing, strategist and artist manager.
He founded multi-genre East London event Tuckshop Music in 2013 at which he was a resident DJ, playing under the name Miguel E, and its offshoot label Tuckshop Recordings, as well as hosting Tuckshop radio residencies on Balamii and Netil Radio, the latter being the in-house station of venue NT’s Loft where he held a role in curation for a time.
He also had stints working various other roles on a freelance basis for notable London music venues and platforms, including radio and event curation for Rinse FM and at fabric as the club’s programmer for FABRICLIVE.
*Mixmag *reached out to Rinse FM and fabric for the opportunity to comment on the conviction.
Rinse FM did not send a statement.
In a statement sent to Mixmag, a fabric spokesperson said: “It’s essential that the nightlife scene treats the safety of everyone as its utmost priority.
“We hope the court judgement sends a clear signal that this kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable in our industry.
“fabric takes a zero tolerance approach to abuse and harassment and we make that clear throughout the venue, to our team and to our community."
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