Overview
- Federal prosecutors in Salta charged four adults and one minor for aggravated trafficking and sexual exploitation of adolescents near a secondary school, and the judge ordered preventive detention for the adults.
- The accused include a 63‑year‑old remisero identified as the central organizer, three alleged clients, and a minor who acted as the nexus to classmates by offering payments for sexual encounters.
- Searches led to the seizure of phones, computers, a vehicle, sex paraphernalia, medications, and drugs, and prosecutors requested phone and financial forensics to deepen the probe.
- According to the case file, meetings were arranged using the phrase “vamos a hacer la onda,” took place in Route 26 motels or a client’s home, and victims were given alcohol and drugs and threatened with exposure to their parents.
- Authorities say additional victims have been identified who have not yet declared, and prosecutors noted earlier provincial complaints were not properly addressed before the federal investigation advanced.