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19-Year-Old Arrested in Junín for Street Groping Attacks and Illegal Arms Possession

Security camera analysis linked three groping incidents, including one against a child, to the suspect’s home where police recovered a shotgun and pistol.

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Overview

  • Investigators from DDI Junín executed a July 12 raid after reviewing Centro de Operaciones y Monitoreo footage that identified the suspect.
  • He is accused of groping a 57-year-old on June 10, a 24-year-old on June 13 and a 12-year-old on July 7 in public streets.
  • Officers seized a calibre 16 shotgun, a Bersa TPR9 pistol, two magazines, 65 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and other personal items.
  • The probe was led by DDI Junín in coordination with Unidad Fiscal 6, Unidad Fiscal 1 and Juzgados de Garantías 1 and 3.
  • The 19-year-old remains in custody on counts of simple sexual abuse and illegal firearms possession pending his first judicial hearing.