According to investigations conducted by a prosecutor at the Valle del Cauca Victim Care Center, the captured man who calls himself William Loaiza Segura, was sent to prison and must answer for the crime of sexual acts with a minor under 14 years of age.
The victims of this alleged abuser would be approximately between 5,8,10 and 13 years of age, and are of Venezuelan nationality. The events were reportedly perpetrated between October and November 2021.
According to information collected by the authorities, the subject invited minors to watch television at his home, which is located in the rural area of the municipality of Restrepo. There he would have performed touching of the victims' private parts.
In the same way, it was known that William Loaiza offered the girls sweets, food or clothing so that they could remain silent and accede to their pretensions. This was stated by Diana Hernández, sectional director of the Valle del Cauca Prosecutor's Office.
You may be interested: Registrar orders general recount of votes to the Senate of the Republic in Colombia
Hernández also added that thanks to the work of the Judicial Police, it was possible to identify the aggressor and later a guarantee judge gave the green light for the arrest warrant against him following the request of the Attorney General's Office, which monitors the process of the accused.
In 2021, more than 9,000 cases of sexual violence against minors were recorded. According to ICBF data, 46 cases are reported on the day, of which 72% occur in the same family. These figures were released at the time by the director of the entity, Lina Arbeláez during an interview with Espectador.
For this reason, Arbeláez called for toughening punishments for these abuses in order to reduce cases of sexual abuse of minors, which is a recurring problem in the country.
In addition, the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, last week met with the Attorney General of the nation, Francisco Barbosa, to review new alternatives to mitigate cases of sexual abuse of minors in schools and gardens in the capital of the republic.
KEEP READING: