Reference image/ The events occurred in the San Nicolás neighborhood, in the center of Cali.
The authorities captured inside a motel in the San Nicolás neighborhood, in the center of Cali, a 54-year-old man who was found in flagrante delicto with a 15-year-old girl, for which he was handed over to the Prosecutor’s Office, who will charge him with charges of sexual exploitation of minors.
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In addition to this, actions were taken at the commercial establishment where the man was found. The Cali Police indicated that “the suspension of the establishment’s economic activity is immediately activated.” As for the minor, the entire route was activated with the Childhood and Adolescence Police and the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) will be in charge of restoring the young woman’s rights.
These types of cases have the authorities throughout the country on alert, due to what happened in Medellín and Cartagena, where actions against sexual exploitation in tourist areas have intensified.
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Among the most visible cases are those of foreigners Timothy Livingston, 36, and Australian Colombian Juan Pablo González Delgado, 29, who were found with minors and accused of sexual exploitation.
According to figures from the Prosecutor’s Office, in the first three months of the year, 252 cases related to commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents have been registered. For its part, the Ombudsman’s Office has drawn attention to the attention and prevention of this type of case, which is why it has called on the authorities to take a “look at the mutation of crime in these spaces.”
