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Argentina Detains Two in Child Sexual Abuse Material Probes in Bahía Blanca and Mar del Plata

Both cases proceed to initial hearings following fresh seizures for forensic review.

Overview

  • Police in Bahía Blanca arrested Cristian Hernán Grimalt Villanueva at his Charlone home in a case initiated by an April 2024 NCMEC alert about illicit videos on Facebook Messenger.
  • An August 2024 search at that address recovered a pendrive with 277 prohibited files, and prosecutors will question him on possession and distribution aggravated by victims under 13.
  • In a separate Mar del Plata operation, federal agents detained A.C., 35, after investigators documented sharing of abuse material via the KIKI app and later through Instagram.
  • A.C. was previously searched in February, and he is now held at the Batán Unit 44 as a notebook, hard drive, pendrive and numerous CDs are examined.
  • Investigators in both inquiries cite seized chat logs, including messages allegedly fantasizing about abusing future children, as corroborating evidence under review.