Felipe Pettinato was convicted of sexual abuse against a child under 15 years

The actor Felipe Pettinato He was convicted of sexual abuse against a child under 15. The incident took place on March 8, 2018 in Olivosin the house of his ex -, where he had moved with his then girlfriend to continue with a health treatment.

Felipe Pettinato, convicted of sexual abuse

With the confirmation of the conviction by the Room III of the Appeal Chamber and Guarantees of San Isidrothese measures will begin to be effective. The judges in charge are Carlos Blanco, Gustavo Herbel and Ernesto Maañon, who dismissed the resources presented by the defense.

After pointing out that “the victim’s testimony was reliable, forceful, precise” and that “It was not an isolated event”the judges resolved as a majority “do not make room for the resources filed.”

In this way, they ratified the penalty: “Confirm the contested sentence by which the intervening magistrate issued a conviction regarding Felipe Juan Pettinato, who was imposed a penalty of nine months of prison, of conditional execution, with costs, by the Crime of simple sexual abuse perpetrated on March 8, 2018 in the town of Olivos, Vicente López party ”.

How was the trial against Felipe Pettinato

In April 2024, the first hearing of the trial against Pettinato for simple sexual abuse was held. To protect the privacy of the complainant, the trial, in charge of the Court in the Correctional No. 1 of San Isidrowas performed by closed doors, without the access of the press.

That audience marked the first time he saw the imitator in public since the death of his neurologist in his department. During the day, the victim, his relatives, Tamara Pettinato and the psychologists who performed the evaluations of both the young and Felipe declared.

Days later, Felipe was sentenced to 9 months in prison. Although it was determined that he would not go to jail, he had to comply with a series of rules of conductwhich included maintaining their place of residence, continuing with a psychological treatment for at least two years and presenting periodic reports about its evolution.