Overview

• The oral and public trial against Claudio Contardi began on August 6 at the Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal N°2 of Zárate-Campana with opening statements and procedural motions.
• Contardi is confined under house arrest with a 100 million peso embargo and a 300-meter restraining order to protect Prandi.
• His newly appointed defense team filed a request to nullify the trial in favor of a jury trial, prompting the tribunal to pause for deliberation.
• Julieta Prandi delivered detailed testimony describing alleged non-consensual sexual acts between 2015 and 2018 and the lasting mental health damage.
• Court-appointed psychiatric and psychological reports documenting indicators of chronic stress continue to serve as central evidence for the prosecution.