Gendarmerie carried out this Thursday five raids for an investigation against a network of sexual exploitation of adolescents. There is a detainee, who is the prime suspect. It is presumed that cheated on girls who were in a vulnerable economic situation and then forced them into prostitution under threat.
The main procedure is performed in Alvarado at 1500, in the western area of Rosario, where the arrest took place. The Federal Court No. 3 intervenes, in charge of Judge Carlos Vera Barros, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office 2 and the personnel of the Rosario Complex Crimes Investigations and Judicial Procedures unit of the National Gendarmerie.
The investigation was deepened six months ago. He started from the rescue in Villa Constitución de two teenagers aged 14 and 16 who were under threat from the main suspect. According to the sources consulted, the victims were tempted with money to become part of an economic enterprise, but once they were deceived they were forced to offer sexual services. If they refused, they were told that they were going to beat them or attack their relatives.
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Sexual services were offered via Facebook, through a page administered by the main investigated.
Outside of the only detainee for the moment, it is presumed that there are more involved, who kept part of the money of each client of the victims.
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