Overview

• Salta, Argentina: ex youth official Diego Nicolás Cruz was sentenced to 14 years for four counts of grooming and two aggravated rapes, with immediate transfer to prison and genetic data registration ordered.
• Jujuy, Argentina: two men received eight‑year terms in a juicio abreviado for abusing a young woman with developmental delay, with DNA registration and compensation to the victim mandated once the ruling is final.
• San Cristóbal, Santa Fe: Juan José Nieto was given 12 years for repeated penetrative abuse of his ex‑partner’s daughter, aggravated by cohabitation and being in charge of her care.
• Ponteareas, Spain: the Provincial Court of Pontevedra imposed eight years and five months for rape and threats, plus a €10,000 indemnity, supervised release, work disqualification with minors, and a restraining order; the sentence can be appealed.
• Other proceedings in Spain advanced: a defendant in Cantabria admitted repeatedly raping his 10‑year‑old stepdaughter as prosecutors sought 16½ years; courts in Vigo and Valencia heard separate trials, Vigo issued a one‑year sentence for groping a runner, and another Pontevedra case ended in acquittal.