The Actrices Argentinas collective spoke out about the prosecution for sexual abuse and disobedience of the mayor of The slaughter, Fernando Espinoza.
This group, which was formed in 2018 during the debate in Congress for the Law for Legal, Safe and Free Abortionincludes figures such as Griselda Siciliani and Dolores Fonzi. He stood out for his support of Thelma Fardin in the case of rape complaint against Juan Darthés In Nicaragua. Since then, they have given visibility to cases of harassment, sexual abuse and femicides, organizing marches, meetings and campaigns on gender issues.
“We wonder if a man prosecuted for sexual abuse will continue to occupy the position of Mayor of the largest municipality in PBA (Province of Buenos Aires)”, quotes the tweet from the official account of this organization along with the hashtags “we are no longer silent”, “justice for all victims of abuse” and “compliance with the Micaela Law”.
And in a more critical tone they spoke out towards the Buenos Aires leadership: “We urge the Minister of Gender of PBA, Estela Díaz and Governor Axel Kicillof to break the silence that supports this type of crimes. “We ask for justice for the complainant of Fernando Espinoza.”
Furthermore, from the publication it is added that the woman in question was his secretary and had been hired “on the black”” and that, after the complaint, The official violated the imposed restrictions and tried to contact her.
The case began to gain repercussions following a complaint filed against him by a young woman, the girlfriend of a businessman friend, who worked under his orders. The judge Maria Fabiana Galletti did not order the arrest of the community leader but maintained the prohibition of contact with the victim and ordered an embargo of $1,500,000as can be seen from the ruling to which he agreed Infobae.
Regarding the claim of Actrices Argentinas, whose darts are aimed at Kicillof, The district chief appeared yesterday with Espinoza at a political event in Lomas del Mirador. The Buenos Aires governor delivered mobile phones for the municipal urban guard and signed the second installment of the Municipal Fiscal Strengthening Fund.
During the event, which took place at the Alberto Balestrini Sports Center and also had the presence of the vice governor Veronica Magario and the ministers of Security, Javier Alonsoand Economy, Pablo Julio López, The governor avoided referring to the criminal case against Espinozaconcentrating on criticizing the president’s adjustment policies Javier Milei and in highlighting the importance of investment in security.
Kicillof’s presence at the event was perceived as a show of political support for Espinoza, whose participation had been confirmed before his prosecution. It meant a political gesture towards the mayor at a time when all eyes are on the progress of the judicial case.
The mayor of La Matanza is accused of an event that occurred on May 10, 2021. The complainant stated that Espinoza touched her without consent in a third encounter and mentioned that she felt pressured to accept dinner invitations.
Therefore, the judge Galletti ordered his prosecution for “simple sexual abuse” and “disobedience,” arguing that there is evidence supported by specialists who interviewed the victim during the investigation.
Besides, The municipality of La Matanza issued a statement defending the mayor, describing the complaint as “absolutely false.” They alleged that the two requests for dismissal presented by the prosecution in 2022 and 2023 were not appealed by the complainant, although the case remained open.
However, The judge rejected this defense, pointing out that there were inconsistencies in Espinoza’s story and emphasizing that the expertise on the telephone antennas proves their presence at the complainant’s home. Despite recognizing certain inconsistencies in the victim’s testimony, the magistrate argued that these were not enough to exonerate the accused.
24 hours after the prosecution handed down by the Justice, the mayor of La Matanza gave his version of the sexual abuse reported by his former private secretary. “This is an absolutely false complaint, as was understood by the prosecutors on the two previous occasions in which they requested the dismissal of this same case,” he warns in a statement.
Espinoza released a statement in which he highlighted that the decision made by the Justice “is not final and is in the appeal stage,” as well as stating that “None of the reported events ever happened under any circumstances.”.
For the communal chief “it is about a weaponized lie” and that “it must be left established without a doubt that This is an absolutely false complaint.as was understood by the prosecutors on the two previous occasions in which they requested the dismissal of this same case,” adds the letter released on Tuesday afternoon.
