A 61-year-old subject was arrested for the crime of repeated sexual abuse against a minor who was only 6 years old in the commune of Coyhaique.
This is an investigation that had been carried out since 2020 by the PDI Sexual Crimes Brigade and in which it had not been possible to arrest the accused because he constantly changed his address to evade justice.
Fernando Álvarez, Head of the Sexual Crimes Brigade of the PDI
It should be noted that this subject had a relationship with the girl’s mother and the events had been perpetrated repeatedly since the minor was 6 years old, in 2015.
From the Prosecutor’s Office and after the arrest of the PDI, the investigation was formalized, the deadline of which was 90 days, while the procedures and expert reports are carried out that allow the accused to face an oral trial for the crimes of repeated sexual abuse against a minor. 14 years old, in which his alleged participation as author falls.
Sebastián Vildósola, Lawyer Public Ministry Coyhaique
The 61-year-old man was released and with a lower intensity precautionary measure consisting of the prohibition of approaching the victim and his home, while this judicial process for child sexual abuse is ongoing.
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