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Prosecutors Open Case After Police Rescue 11-Year-Old From Suspected Online Groomer in Ate

Investigators led by fiscal Liliana Dávila are conducting urgent forensic steps following the suspect’s detention.

Overview

  • A girl reported missing in San Juan de Lurigancho was found alive on a public transport vehicle in Ate after a passenger alerted police, who intercepted the cúster.
  • The detainee was identified as Jonathan Félix Laynes Moncada, 39, and he remains held at DEPINCRI Ate–Vitarte.
  • The Ministerio Público opened a preliminary investigation for alleged violation of the sexual freedom of a minor and ordered a Cámara Gesell interview, security video review and psychological examinations.
  • Reports indicate the suspect contacted the child via the game Free Fire, posed as a peer to gain her trust and later kept her in a rented room, according to investigators.
  • Outside a district station, neighbors tried to assault the detainee, while the victim’s father called for life imprisonment and urged closer parental oversight of children’s internet use.