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Retired Córdoba Officer Detained in Child Abuse Investigation

Prosecutors have placed the case under secreto de sumario to protect the minor’s integrity, conducting a Cámara Gesell session ahead of planned forensic testing plus testimonial interviews.

Overview

  • An ex–Córdoba police corporal who served until 2008 was arrested Tuesday after a child reported sexual abuse in a Costanera Norte booth.
  • Fiscal Juan Ávila Echenique oversaw a Cámara Gesell interview with the minor to secure the child’s testimony in a specialized setting.
  • The investigation has been sealed under secreto de sumario to limit public access and preserve the victim’s privacy.
  • Authorities are set to carry out forensic examinations and take witness statements to reconstruct the events at the police booth.
  • Gendarmería Nacional continues to guard the vandalized police booth after neighbors destroyed its doors and windows in protest.