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The Prosecutor’s Office will summon Penadés to testify in the coming days for allegations of sexual abuse

The Prosecutor’s Office will summon Penadés to testify in the coming days for allegations of sexual abuse

It is expected that the prosecutor for Sexual Crimes, Alicia Ghione, will call the senator of the National Party to respond this week.

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It is expected that the prosecutor for Sexual Offenses, Alicia Ghionequote this week the senator of the National Party (PN), Gustavo Penadesto appear to testify before prosecution following the complaints against him for alleged child abuse. Ghione would be communicating the exact day of the appointment in the next few hours, according to Telemundo.

Until now, at least five people reported having been sexually exploited by Penadés when they were minorsalthough Soledad Suarezthe lawyer of the legal office of the University of the Republic (udelar) assured a few weeks ago that he was aware that more victims would have declared before Ghione outside the sponsorship of the office.

Prosecutor Ghione probes to request the extension of the reservation of the case, which expires this Friday. This reservation leaves the Prosecutor’s Office with the only access to the steps taken by the investigation, leaving out the defense lawyers and the complainants themselves. This legal tool had been approved by the judge a few months ago and is scheduled for a maximum period of six months.

Penadés received a new complaint for abuse in recent days

This Monday it transpired that a new person, of legal age, testified before the prosecutor denouncing Penadés for events that happened when he was a minor. This is the fifth victim who is accompanied by the Udelar legal office, after what was the accusation of the nationalist militant Romina Celeste.

On March 29, Penadés said in his last public appearance that he would make himself available to the Justice “for what it deems pertinent to do”. In turn, he claimed to have “peace of mind“, and that at some point would start “the corresponding legal actions against all active participants in these slander“.

The nationalist senator is currently on leave in the Parliamentas well as in their obligations with the PN.

Source: Ambito

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