Overview
- The 38-year-old defendant confessed to sexually abusing his partner’s daughter and accepted an agreed eight-year term of effective imprisonment.
- The incident occurred on April 26, 2019 at the girl’s home, and the court found the abuse involved touching over and under her clothing.
- The child-protection office argued the victim had not given consent to the plea arrangement, blocking the sentence from being finalized.
- The court granted the Ministerio Público Pupilar two days to submit the victim’s consent in writing, with the deadline set for Thursday.
- The victim’s private prosecution lawyer, Héctor Zavala, supported the agreement presented by the Prosecutor’s Office.