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Three Men Arrested in Chaco Sexual Assault on 22-Year-Old With Fourth Suspect at Large

Prosecutors classified the case as sexual abuse with minor injuries under Argentine law.

Overview

  • The attack occurred in the early morning on Calle 12 in Resistencia’s Barrio Toba, where four men intercepted the victim.
  • According to the complaint, the assailants forced alcohol, groped her, and one struck her in the face with a brick while another tried to drag her into a house.
  • A neighbor and the woman’s relatives intervened, enabling her to escape and file a report the same day.
  • Police from Comisaría 10ª Metropolitana detained three suspects, ages 27, 30, and 40, during an operation in Pasaje Santa Fe.
  • The victim received medical care at Hospital Perrando and support from the Division of Family and Gender Violence, as investigators gather evidence and search for the remaining suspect.