Overview
- The Séptima Fiscalía Provincial de Familia de Lima Centro archived the probe on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, after finding the diligences did not produce enough evidence to charge four adolescents linked to an alleged sexual assault.
- The office said the mere presence of the four students in the vehicle where the incident was reported does not by itself prove authorship or participation.
- Those four students had already been released on Sept. 18 during earlier actions, while six other adolescents remain formally linked to the main investigation and are under preventative internment.
- The fiscal resolution is procedural and does not amount to a final acquittal, and prosecutors may reopen the investigation if new elements of conviction are found; the decision will be communicated to the relevant family courts.
- The case, tied to the Liceo Naval Almirante Guise, highlights the protections and standards of evidence applied in juvenile justice and will affect how schools, prosecutors, and courts manage allegations involving minors.