BASIN
A former teacher at a private religious school in Cuenca was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for sexually abusing one of his students in 2019.
This is not the only case against her, since the Azuay Prosecutor’s Office initiated another process for the same crime, committed against a classmate of the first victim, who, due to confronting her aggressor, was identified in the process as “Valentina ”.
Juan Carlos A. violated the minor on more than one occasion, who was then in the second year of high school and was 17 years old, it was indicated.
They extradited a US citizen accused of sexual abuse; in April he was apprehended in Cuenca
According to the prosecutor of Azuay Leonardo Amoroso, the abuse was committed repeatedly while Valentina was left alone in the classroom of this campus, located in the southern area of Cuenca. But there were also times when she touched the minor’s body without the slightest shame or shame, in front of another classmate, she exposed herself.
In the trial hearing, the guilt of this teacher was proven. Although the Organic Comprehensive Criminal Code (COIP) provides for a prison sentence of between three and five years, the court considered the power relationship he had over his victim to be an aggravating circumstance and therefore increased the sanction by one third, as legally required. has.
Azuay: Professor is sentenced to 5 years in prison for sexual abuse of a child under 12
All of this was corroborated based on the testimonies of the parents, of the victim, of the campus psychologist and of other legal expertise carried out. Complaints filed with the Ministry of Education were also shown to the court.
The authority stressed that the campus and the Ministry of Education acted immediately in the face of what happened, since they removed him from office. The latter should be repeated in other cases, said Amoroso.
The judgment of first instance is appealable before the Provincial Court and also before the National Court of Justice. If he avails himself of this right, he will remain free, it was known. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
Mario Twitchell is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his insightful and thought-provoking writing on a wide range of topics including general and opinion. He currently works as a writer at 247 news agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the industry.
