Texas, USA
Rescued immigrants claim kidnapping, rape, torture
Edinburg - Mario Olivares Cifuentes thought he understood the risks of illegally
crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tales of migrants drowning in the Rio Grande or succumbing to the oppressive
South Texas sun spread frequently among those hoping to make the trek.
But for Olivares, a Guatemalan migrant, the real danger emerged only after
passing those natural perils.
For almost a day, he and 20 of his countrymen [and women] were allegedly
kidnapped, tortured, raped and held for ransom in a stash house east of Edinburg
before federal agents rescued them last week.
Their purported tormentors - a group of Mexican nationals believed to have
abducted the immigrants from another smuggling organization - are set to appear
before a federal judge today...
According to Sanchez' affidavit, the migrants were guided to an Hidalgo stash
house Nov. 24 after crossing the Rio Grande with a group of coyotes.
But within an hour of their arrival, five armed men burst into the building and
abducted them. The men guided the Guatemalans to another location, where they
reportedly turned their weapons on their victims.
The men threatened the immigrants' lives if they could not secure ransoms from
family members in the United States and abroad, the Guatemalans later told
agents.
Olivares reported being tied up overnight and beaten by the men, according to
court filings. Three... women said they were taken into back rooms and raped by
their captors...
Jeremy Roebuck
The Monitor
Dec. 2, 2008
Virginia, USA
Man Pleads Guilty to Rape of Girl, 10
A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty in Prince William Circuit Court on Monday to
raping a 10-year-old girl.
Jose Abel Zelaya-Ascencio, of no fixed address, was charged with raping the girl
at her family’s home in the 7500 block of Alleghany Court on Oct. 22, 2007.
According to court testimony Monday, the girl was awakened at 5:35 a.m. that
morning when Zelaya-Ascencio broke into the house and went into her bedroom.
The girl, who was home alone with her 7-year-old brother, said she tried to get
away, but Zelaya-Ascencio overpowered her and raped her, police said...
Amanda Stewart
Inside Northern Virginia
Dec. 1, 2008
Peru
En Iquitos discuten acciones para combatir explotación sexual infantil
Meeting in Iquitos discusses
measures to the combat sexual exploitation of
children
As part of World Day to Combat HIV / AIDS, in the city of Iquitos, a meeting
will be held to exchange intervention strategies in regard to youth who are
vulnerable to commercial sexual exploitation.
The primary purpose of the event is to develop strategies to reduce sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs), and to promote healthy sexual behaviors...
The meeting will also enable the development of recommendations through which
state and civil society entities in Iquitos can work to develop prevention,
care, recovery and punishment of the sexual exploitation of children and
adolescents.
En Iquitos discuten acciones para combatir explotación sexual infantil En el
marco del Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el VIH/Sida, hoy viernes se realiza en
la ciudad de Iquitos (Loreto) una reunión de intercambio de experiencias de
intervención con adolescentes y jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad a la
explotación sexual comercial.
La finalidad de la actividad es desarrollar acciones dirigidas a la reducción de
infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) y promover conductas sexuales saludables.
El evento es organizado por el Fondo Global, a través del Consorcio de la
Macrorregión Oriente, integrada por Acción por los Niños, la universidad
Cayetano Heredia y la fundación ADAR.
SUR Noticias
Dec. 1, 2008
Texas, USA
Por pornografía infantil sentencian a empleado de Diócesis católica
Catholic Diocese employee
sentenced for child pornography
[See also the related November 24, 2008 English language story from U.S. ICE,
posted on this page.]
Roger García tenía en su computadora más de 30 video de niños no mayores de 14
años sosteniendo relaciones sexuales con adultos
Una sentencia de 7 años y medio recibió en una corte federal un empleado de la
Diócesis católica local, declarado culpable de posesion de pornografia infantil
el pasado mes de agosto.
Se trata de Roger García, de 47 años , quien se desempeñaba como gerente de
construcciones de la Administracion de la Iglesia Católica. Fue aprehendido tres
dias después de recibir cargos formales.
El Mañana.com
Dec. 1, 2008
Costa Rica, United States
Costa Rica: Acusado de violar sobrina política Llegó tico deportado de Estados
Unidos
Man accused of raping his
underage niece-in-law is deported from the U.S. to
Costa Rica
Costa Rican citizen James Duran Vilchez, who was arrested by the International
Police agency Interpol in the state of Virginia, United States, arrived on
Saturday in Costa Rica after being deported to face criminal charges.
Duran Vilchez is wanted for the crime of sexually abusing his wife's niece
between 1997 and 1999.
A fugitive team in Virginia arrested Duran Vilchez in October, while he was
heading to work.
The Criminal Tribunal of the Second Judicial Circuit in San Jose had issued
several arrest warrants against Duran Vilchez since March 2007. A recently
issued international warrant lead to his arrest in the U.S.
El tico James Durán Vílchez, quien fue detenido por la Policía Internacional
(Interpol) en el estado de Virginia, Estados Unidos, llegó el sábado anterior al
país luego de ser deportado para hacerle frente a las acusaciones penales en su
contra.
El hombre es requerido por el delito de abusos sexuales en perjuicio de su
sobrina política, hechos que ocurrieron entre 1997 y 1999 cuando se aprovechó de
su condición para abusar sexualmente de la menor.
El Equipo de Rastreo de Fugitivos de Estados Unidos realizó el arresto en
octubre anterior, cuando el costarricense salía de su casa en el estado de
Virginia y se dirigía hacia su trabajo.
Odilie Alpízar
Presnsa Libre
Dec. 1, 2008
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