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Argentina Courts Deliver Child-Abuse Sentences as Other Cases Turn on Detention and Evidence

Recent rulings reflect divergent paths driven by the weight of Cámara Gesell interviews plus expert reports under growing scrutiny.

Overview

  • Clodomira tribunal convicted teacher Sergio Gustavo Abregú and imposed eight years in prison for abusing two minor sisters, relying on closed-door testimony and forensic procedures.
  • Bandera court sentenced truck driver Ángel Darío Campos to eight years and six months for abusing a 1‑year‑11‑month‑old child in his car, while acquitting him in a separate allegation involving an adolescent.
  • In Lugones, a local figure known as “Juana” was placed in pretrial detention on charges of repeated rape of a 12‑year‑old girl, as prosecutors reactivated two prior 2019 complaints against him.
  • San Luis prosecutors formally charged a man with sexual assault of his 15‑year‑old niece, and the judge ordered registration, four months of supervision and a provincial travel ban without granting preventive detention.
  • A Santiago del Estero judge granted a double nullity that threw out a child’s Cámara Gesell and a psychological report in a case involving a 7‑year‑old with autism, releasing the accused couple for lack of merit while imposing strict restrictions.