Child abuse in La Plata: 7-year-old boy contracted syphilis after being abused by his stepfather

An aberration case occurred in La Plata, when a 7-year-old boy told his mother that he had some kind of ailment in the body (itching in the anal area). When they arrived at the Sor Maria Ludovica Children’s Hospital, and after several examinations carried out on the minor, it turned out that he had contracted syphilis. Medical officials quickly activated the protocol for these cases, the authorities were notified, and the police questioned her mother. At this point, the minor broke his silence and revealed that he had been sexually abused several times by his stepfather, his mother’s current partner.

A 38-year-old man was detained, and the minor is still in intensive care in the hospital. The investigation of the case began in July 2023 due to the fact that the mother of the child applied to the police department. The case was taken over by UFI No. 6 of the judicial department of La Plata, which is handled by the prosecutor’s office. John Menucciand the Department of Sexual Integrity Crimes DDI.

After the consideration of the case, the testimony of the minor was added to the case, as well as other evidence submitted by relatives, as a result of which Marcela Garmendia The La Plata Guarantee Judge approves the arrest request. The 38-year-old man, the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault, was detained on the afternoon of 6 September.

He was found at the intersection of diagonals 7 and 56, meters from the criminal prosecutor’s office of La Plata. It has finally been revealed that the alleged rapist has been charged with the crime of “aggravated sexual assault” and will be investigated in the next few hours as experts who analyzed the child have confirmed injuries consistent with sexual abuse.

Child abuse in Mendoza

A similar event also happened in 2023, but in the town of Humberto Notti in Mendoza. The little boy in this case was 3 years old, and when his mother went to the hospital because his son had a disease, he was given the worst diagnosis: he contracted syphilis.

The rapist was 21 years old, and he was also a member of his family: the attacker was his godfather. In a statement, the mother said the man was “trustworthy”, that she “spent a lot of time with the baby” and even took care of the child, and also said that her godfather “hurt him”. La Justica acted quickly after an investigation was carried out, culminating in the arrest of a suspect.

Are you experiencing a similar situation?

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