Buenos Aires Prosecutor Files Disciplinary Complaint Against San Isidro Judge Over Alleged Harassment

Overview

• Provincial Attorney General Julio Conte Grand submitted the complaint to the Permanent Secretariat of the Jury of Impeachment for Magistrates and Officials.
• Judge Ernesto García Maañón, 76, tendered his resignation in July, which still awaits acceptance by Governor Axel Kicillof.
• The complainant’s lawyer, Juan Saucedo, urged the governor not to accept the resignation so the jury proceeding can move forward.
• The case stems from a July 16 complaint by a court employee alleging sexual and workplace harassment, public humiliation, and reprisals after she refused a personal relationship, including a message about replacing her in a chamber WhatsApp group.
• The employee is on psychiatric leave for anxiety and, according to case filings reported by TN, recently provided chat records and 156 audio messages as evidence in the related criminal investigation.