Man deprived of liberty for the sexual abuse of his stepdaughter in Trujillo

Published at: 16/01/2024 10:18 AM

At the request of the Public Ministry (MP), Víctor Javier Melero Utrera was deprived of liberty for his alleged responsibility for the sexual abuse of his 14-year-old stepdaughter, the prosecution said in a press release.

According to the information, the incident occurred on January 11, 2024, in the Santa Cruz sector of the San Luis parish of the Valera municipality, Trujillo state, when the victim confessed to a relative that her stepfather was sexually abusing her, which is why both went to officials of the Corps of Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC) to file the respective complaint.

After the investigation process coordinated by the MP, it was determined that the aggressor had been sexually abusing her since she was 12 years old, and was therefore arrested by CICPC officials at her residence.

In this regard, at the presentation hearing, representatives of the 9th Public Prosecutor's Office ^{of Trujillo charged Melero with the crimes of sexual abuse without penetration and sexual intercourse with a victim who was especially vulnerable because of his age and continued kinship, foreseen and sanctioned in the} Organic Law on Women's Right to a Life Free from Violence.

“ Once the elements of conviction presented by the prosecutors in the case had been evaluated, the Trujillo First Control Court issued the above-mentioned deprivation of liberty against the aggressor, who is being held at the headquarters of the entity's CICPC,” the note noted.

Mazo News Team