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Sebastián Villa Acquitted After Prosecutor and Accuser Withdraw Allegation

The Lomas de Zamora court said procedural rules barred a conviction once the accusation was withdrawn.

Overview

  • Argentina’s Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal N° 4 in Lomas de Zamora declared the Colombian forward free of guilt and charges.
  • The acquittal followed a joint decision by the public prosecutor and complainant Rocío Tamara Doldán to desist from the accusation during the hearing.
  • Doldán told the court she had reinterpreted what occurred and did not want intimate matters aired in an oral trial.
  • A forensic psychological report found her decision was voluntary and free of pressure, with no emotional or economic dependence.
  • The judges cited a lack of autonomous evidence and closed the case opened in 2021, with Villa now playing for Independiente Rivadavia after a stint at Boca Juniors.