Overview

• Defense lawyer Fernando Sicilia filed a nullity appeal before the Zárate‑Campana Casación chamber, presenting a brief of more than 100 pages on August 29.
• The filing challenges the trial on five axes: the disputed waiver of a jury trial, limits on effective defense after attorney changes, an indeterminate charge window, contested psychological expert reports, and the legal classification used.
• Contardi was sentenced on August 13 by TOC Nº2 to 19 years for repeated sexual abuse with access carnal aggravated by serious harm to the victim’s mental health for acts between 2015 and March 2018, and he was ordered detained.
• The conviction remains in force but is not final, and the appellate review in Casación will determine whether the verdict stands, is modified, or a new trial is ordered.
• After the verdict, Julieta Prandi described relief following a five‑year process and urged patience for victims; her comments coincided with Wanda Nara’s public allegations against Mauro Icardi, including claims she intends to denounce him, as entertainment programs aired unverified witness accounts.