Army sexual abuse in Entre Ríos: regiment chief detained

He will testify tomorrow alongside a deputy officer before a federal judge after being accused by three women

Two members of the Argentine army will testify in an Entre Ríos courthouse after being accused by three women, who are deputy officers, of sexual abuse. 

Tomorrow, Gualeguaychú Federal Judge Hernán Viri will indict the accused, according to Télam.

In a press conference, Judge Viri said that there are more cases of sexual abuse in that squad, the 12th Scouting Cavalry Regiment. Viri added that the victims “did not get any answers” in the Army or from the ordinary courts.

The women are between 21 and 24 years old and all three accused the two men of sexual abusing them in 2021, including  constant touching and harassment, as well as threats so that they would not file the appropriate complaints..

In a press release, the army said that regiment superiors  and its Gender Office went to Gualeguaychú   “to support the alleged victims.”

In total, there are three ongoing investigations in that regiment, where another deputy officer is also being prosecuted. One of the cases is from 2016.

The regiment chief will be charged with concealment, hindering the investigation and false testimony after having been found to have lied in his statement. He was arrested during a raid at his private home in the city of Paraná. The deputy officer was arrested in the Campo de Mayo regiment, in Buenos Aires.

They are currently being held at the National Gendarmerie headquarters in Gualeguaychú. .

—Télam

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