Overview
- In Lavalle, Mendoza, prosecutors sought 19 years and a private accuser requested 20 for César Rubén Ricarte, with Judge Carlos Torres set to issue a verdict on December 23 after evidence included DNA traces and toxicology showing the teen was sedated and found bound.
- The first defendant in the same Lavalle case, Tomás Irala Cardozo, previously received 22 years in prison and has appealed to the Supreme Court.
- In Bahía Blanca, Tribunal No. 3 imposed 30 years on a grandfather for prolonged abuse of his granddaughter, while in Salta a man was sentenced to 15 years for abusing his daughter and a niece, with orders that include registering his genetic profile.
- In Córdoba, a 43-year-old was arrested on suspicion of raping his 12-year-old great-niece after hospital staff raised alarms and examinations confirmed sexual assault; he was transferred to the Cruz del Eje prison complex.
- In Mallorca, the Audiencia de Palma sentenced a man to 12 years for repeatedly raping a friend’s daughter in Inca, approved two separate plea deals with suspended two-year terms in Cala Rajada and Montuïri, and heard a father deny decade-long abuse in another trial where prosecutors seek 34 years.