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Peru Courts Hand Down Life Terms in Child Rape Cases

The rulings rely on psychological assessments that documented harm to the victims.

Además de la máxima pena, el Poder Judicial le impuso el pago de una reparación civil de 20 mil soles.
Juzgado Penal Supraprovincial de Sullana condenó a cadena perpetua a padre de familia por abusar de su hija de once años

Overview

  • Sullana’s supraprovincial criminal court sentenced E. Ch. C. to life for the 2016 rape of his 11-year-old daughter under Penal Code Article 173.
  • Judges in the Sullana case documented comprehensive psychological damage to the girl and treated the parental relationship as an aggravating factor.
  • In Áncash, Nelver Joel Jiménez Paredes, 29, received a life sentence for abusing a 12-year-old between July and September 2022 in the district of Marca, Recuay.
  • The Áncash judgment includes S/8,000 in civil reparations and keeps the defendant in the Huaraz penitentiary after nine months of preventive detention, with evidence gathered with support from the Recuay CEM.
  • A separate Áncash ruling reported Friday sentenced Ulises Chuqui to life for the 2018 rape of a 12-year-old in Chimbote, with a civil award of S/20,000.