Overview
- Media published the first image from inside Unit 41 showing Contardi handcuffed during an internal transfer and appearing visibly deteriorated.
- Reports indicate he refuses interviews and receives visits only from his current partner, her parents, and his mother on a single occasion.
- He is incarcerated after an August 13 verdict that sentenced him to 19 years for aggravated sexual abuse and ordered immediate detention.
- Defense attorney Fernando Sicilia filed a cassation appeal alleging due-process violations, including the lack of a hearing to choose a jury trial, and contesting key psychological and psychiatric peritajes carried out virtually.
- A decision from the Cámara de Casación is expected in the coming months with possible confirmation, annulment, or sentence reduction, and a bid for home detention was previously rejected.