Overview
- The defendant, identified as Jairo “N”, was linked to process on charges of sexual abuse, unlawful deprivation of liberty and injuries against a nine-year-old girl.
- Investigators say the alleged crimes occurred inside the Guarnición Militar de Cozumel on August 30 after the girl was taken there by motorcycle.
- The child was later found at a boat-landing ramp on Avenida Rafael E. Melgar, which enabled authorities to begin the case.
- A Control Judge imposed prisión preventiva oficiosa, and the Fiscalía said it will continue diligences under child-protection and human-rights principles.
- Local fallout has continued, with a protest that burned the garrison entrance and the mayor issuing a public apology over earlier revictimizing remarks as rights authorities review officials’ conduct.