Overview
- The single-judge Tribunal en lo Criminal No. 2 in Bahía Blanca, led by María Mercedes Rico, issued the ruling.
- Ángel Javier Panelo, 50, worked as an ambulance driver at the Hospital Naval Puerto Belgrano operated by the Argentine Navy.
- He was found guilty of one count of sexual assault with penetration, plus two counts of sexual assault with penetration and theft in material concurrence.
- The assaults occurred on June 13, 2019; between September 25 and 26, 2020; and on September 23, 2023 in Coronel Rosales.
- Prosecutor Diego Torres had sought 22 years while the defense asked for a minimum term, and the court set the sentence at 20 years.