Overview

• On August 10, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation rejected Jorgelina Lucía Beatriz Suárez’s final appeal and upheld her 12-year prison sentence for the aggravated sexual abuse of her nine-year-old daughter.
• Suárez was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse with carnal access and promotion of corruption of minors, with the existing custody and cohabitation relationship cited as aggravating factors.
• In Santa Fe, Judge Susana Luna sentenced 39-year-old Ramón Alberto Albarracín to 15 years in prison for repeatedly abusing his partner’s daughter between October 2018 and August 2023.
• The Albarracín case was opened after the child disclosed the abuse at school, triggering an investigation by the Unidad Fiscal Especial de Violencia de Género, Familiar y Sexual and the Ministerio Público de la Acusación in Casilda.
• Both rulings highlight the judiciary’s expanded use of enhanced forensic evaluations and victim‐friendly testimony protocols under recent legal reforms to strengthen protections for child victims of sexual violence.