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Buenos Aires Senate Staffers Held in Sect-Abuse Probe as Device Forensics Near

Prosecutors face a Jan. 29 deadline to seek preventive detention following scheduled device forensics.

Overview

  • Nicolás Daniel Rodríguez and Daniela Silva Muñoz, permanent provincial Senate employees, have been detained since late December on orders from La Plata judicial authorities.
  • The investigation targets alleged abuses from 2015 to 2019, with some incidents reported inside Senate facilities as well as at private locations.
  • At least 16 testimonial statements have been gathered, and the accused are under investigation for aggravated sexual abuse and threats.
  • Forensic examinations of seized electronic devices are scheduled for Thursday to analyze messages and chats cited by complainants.
  • Complainants describe intimidation with knives and katanas, and authorities are exploring whether there was institutional protection, with no concrete proof to date.