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Peru Courts Hand Down Tough Rulings in Child Sex Crimes and Order Preventive Detention in Suspected Feminicide

Recent rulings center on evidentiary strength with findings of procedural risk.

Overview

  • The Sullana Appellate Criminal Chamber unanimously upheld a 30-year sentence for César Augusto Guzmán Rodríguez for the sexual violation of a minor and set civil reparations at S/20,000.
  • Appellate judges affirmed the victim’s consistent identification and the trial court’s evidence assessment, and denied release despite the defendant being over 80 due to procedural risk.
  • In Huánuco, brothers Elvis and Brayam Encarnación received 17 years, 11 months, and 6 days after admitting guilt through an expedited plea, with S/10,000 in reparations and provisional execution ordered.
  • Prosecutors in the Huánuco case cited testimonial statements, medico-legal examinations, and psychological evaluations as key support for the conviction.
  • In Puno, a judge ordered 18 months of preventive imprisonment for Yony Edgar Cuno Larico in the alleged aggravated feminicide of a 13-year-old, with the investigation continuing after the discovery of indicia and remains.