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Mexico City Removes Girls From Shelter as Prosecutors Probe Abuse at Casa de las Mercedes

A relative of the shelter’s leadership is jailed on an aggravated rape charge, with the director under investigation for suspected trafficking.

Overview

  • City DIF and the FGJ executed operations on Oct. 29 at two sites linked to the shelter, transferring dozens of girls to DIF facilities for safeguarding.
  • Authorities reported taking more than 40 minors from one location, moving them to an Institute of Assistance and Social Integration site in the south of the capital.
  • Aquiles 'N' is detained in Reclusorio Oriente and linked to process on an aggravated rape charge after a minor reported abuse.
  • Ángela 'N', identified as the director, is under investigation for possible human trafficking tied to allegedly removing girls for domestic work.
  • Casa de las Mercedes issued a statement rejecting what it called false or imprecise information, as a lawmaker advanced a proposal to update Mexico City’s shelter law.