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Peru Court Orders Nine Months of Preventive Detention for Man Accused of Luring 11-Year-Old Online

Prosecutors cite online-game contact, with messages and CCTV underpinning the case.

Overview

  • A judge approved pretrial imprisonment for Jonathan Laynes, 39, in an investigation for alleged crimes against the sexual freedom of a minor.
  • The National Police arrested Laynes on Tuesday in Ate Vitarte after the 11-year-old vanished from San Juan de Lurigancho.
  • The Interior Ministry reported the child, who was listed as missing on Sunday, was found alive on Tuesday and is in safe care.
  • Relatives say the suspect contacted the girl through an online video game and deceived her into leaving her home.
  • The Fiscalía formalized the case for delito contra la libertad sexual, citing cellphone messages and security-camera footage as key evidence.