Dominican prosecutors arrest soldier accused of raping a 14
Time:2024-04-20 16:46:45 Source:travelViews(143)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of a Dominican soldier accused of raping a 14-year-old Haitian girl while searching for immigrants in the country illegally near the upscale resort town of Punta Cana.
The soldier, identified as Paulino de la Cruz, is one of 15 members of the Dominican Air Force who accompanied immigration inspectors searching for immigrants in an area known as Verón, where migrants mostly from Haiti have settled.
The incident took place while the minor’s mother — who filed the complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office for Victims of Gender, Domestic Violence and Sexual Crimes — was not at home.
Authorities summoned the soldiers who participated in the immigration operation, so that the victim could identify the perpetrator. The victim identified the suspect “in a clear and precise manner,” according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
If found guilty of rape, the soldier could be sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in prison.
The AP is not naming the girl’s mother in order to preserve her privacy.
___
Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america
Previous:The 20 best shows to watch On Demand this weekend
Next:Thai leaders ready to increase humanitarian aid in Myanmar — Radio Free Asia
You may also like
- Hackers claim Belarus fertilizer plant infiltrated to demand political prisoner release
- Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021
- Cancer patients' travel funding boost: 'Important no one falling through the gap'
- Iran sentences Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to additional prison term
- Taylor Swift 'calls out Kadarius Toney' on The Tortured Poets Department song about Travis Kelce
- Labour Party says use of Andrew Tate image in Instagram post a mistake
- Colonial statues vandalised ahead of contentious Australia Day holiday
- Labour's Rino Tirikatene retires from politics
- Jury selection for Trump's hush money trial could near a close