Overview

• Fiscal María Alicia Falcione’s unit obtained arrest and search warrants after the victim’s mother filed a police complaint and surrendered a T-shirt used for forensic analysis
• The alleged assault took place July 4 in a Banda department home when the accused was alone with his 12-year-old sister-in-law
• According to the victim’s testimony, the man warned her not to speak and then fled on a motorcycle clutching his newborn daughter
• Authorities executed a raid at a Maravilla family residence but failed to locate either the fugitive or the baby
• Investigators continue to appeal to the public for information as they assess child-safety risks and advance forensic examinations