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Chincha Court Hands Life Sentence for Sexual Crimes Against Two Minors

The trial panel said evidence, from an in flagrante arrest to medico‑legal findings, proved guilt.

Overview

  • Jerry Cisto Fernández Pachas was convicted in first instance for rape of a minor and related offenses against girls aged 13 and 14.
  • The crimes occurred on March 13, 2024 at the Los Portales lodging in Grocio Prado, where police intervened in a room and rescued the victims from a locked bathroom.
  • The court also found him guilty of propositions to minors for sexual purposes and client‑of‑adolescent exploitation under Peru’s anti‑trafficking statute.
  • Judges ordered civil reparations of S/15,000 and S/20,000 to be paid to each victim, in addition to the life sentence mandated by Article 173 of the Penal Code.
  • The verdict followed a case presented by the Chincha provincial prosecutor’s office using victim testimony, medico‑legal reports, and witness accounts, and the defendant is held at the Chincha penitentiary.