American pedophile awaits sentencing in Boquete

American citizen Robert Ryan Friedler, 43,  has been found guilty of aggravated rape, corruption of minors, and libidinous acts, to the detriment of eight children, in Palmira in the district of Boquete, Chiriquí.

Eight minors revealed to the court that the North American gave them cell phones and computers to play with,  and he put them to watch adult movies and abused two of them, which were certified with forensic tests.

The prosecution also managed to certify that the other six minors were victims of libidinous acts, acts committed in April 2019, in Palmira Boquete.

Some 57 witnesses gave their version of the events in an oral trial that lasted seven days.

Friedler is awaiting the sentence to be imposed by the magistrates of the Court, The Public Ministry was represented by prosecutors Ladys Palacios, Carlos Alvarado, and Eva Monrroy.

Reports from the DIJ were shown during the trial where an attempt was made to bribe the parents of several of the children, who testified that they were approached by a citizen of Colombian origin, the same person who was later presented as a witness for the defense of the foreigner.

The case began in the community of Palmira, district of Boquete after several complaints were filed by parents of minors against the accused before the district Personería.