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Tucumán Reporter in Vélez Rape Case Hospitalized After Two Suicide Attempts

Prosecutors executed searches after José Florentín’s counter-complaint, underscoring a case still stuck in pretrial instruction.

Overview

  • The 26-year-old first tried to jump from a building and later overdosed on sleeping pills before being stabilized; she remains under medical and psychological care.
  • The crisis followed a filing by José Florentín that accuses the complainant and associates of false testimony, procedural fraud and document tampering.
  • Prosecutor Mariana Rivadeneira ordered search warrants at private homes and law offices, ruled out an illicit-association count, and indicated any consequences flow to the main case.
  • Florentín’s presentation cites technical material including cellphone forensic reports, WhatsApp conversations, audios, videos and witness statements.
  • The original investigation into allegations against Florentín, Braian Cufré, Abiel Osorio and Sebastián Sosa remains in the instruction stage with no trial date, and the accused are free and active in sport.