12 years for rape of minor in government childcare
A sentence of years in prison has been handed down to Bolívar Lanuza Araúz for the crime of rape and libidinous acts to the detriment of a minor. In addition, four officials from the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents, and Family (Senniaf) were charged with child abuse.
The Circuit Prosecutor, Kira Brokamp, revealed that the person investigated through the figure of alternative conflict resolution methods accepted his responsibility for the crimes of rape and libidinous acts to the detriment of a minor.
The investigation dates back to August 2020 when the Public Ministry initiated proceedings on the transfer of a group of minors from a shelter to a rehabilitation center.
That group was sent from a shelter to the El Hogar y Vida Libre drug rehabilitation center where they were harassed and sexually assaulted by one of the inmates.
The investigation revealed that at least one minor was raped and subjected to libidinous acts by an inmate, for which he was charged.
At the same time, the Specialized Family Section of the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office charged four Senniaf officials with crimes of mistreatment of minors, for having allowed the transfer of minors to the rehabilitation center, being a place not suitable for the shelter of children and underage girls.
