The senator Gustavo Penades, who no longer has parliamentary forums and is being investigated for the crimes of sexual exploitation and abuse of minors, insisted once again that he is innocent: “I have peace of mind that later I am going to write something to Netflix And I’m going to become a millionaire.”
to the senator of National Party They do not seem to be too concerned about the nine complaints that point to him as a “regular customer” of minors in the Battle Park; nor the charges of sexual exploitation and abuse of minors that weigh on him. For Penades, “it’s all a lie”as he pointed out again, this time in an interview with the weekly Búsqueda.
“I have no problem recognizing that at some point there were payment agreements with adults,” said the nationalist reference, noting that “the minority” is one of the things that has hit him the most in what he considers a judicial “plot” against him.
“The idea of having any kind of relationship with 13- or 14-year-old children is unacceptable to me. Frankly, that seems really untenable to me. Neither of 15, 16 or 17. But what seems outrageous to me is the accusation against me regarding minors. Age does not matter. But especially it hits a lot when talking about adolescents in their first stage of life. I reiterate: that does not mean that it is justified by something else. The condemnation, above all. Because this doesn’t exist. Once again I insist on my innocence. And that is what I continue to maintain, ”he commented.
Likewise, he maintained that he has not frequented Parque Batlle “for more than 15 years”, and he also did not refer to other forms of contact —such as, for example, the one involving the History teacher removed by the Minister of Defense Javier Garcia, accused of operating as a link between minors and adults.
Penadés also criticized the way in which they investigated his private life, and pointed out that “This breaks a tradition in Uruguay, which was respect for people’s private lives”. “For a person who is celebrating 34 years as a permanently elected legislator, and for a family that has its tradition and its last name, this has been really scary. My family and I are going through the worst moments of our lives, ”she lamented.
He also said that on social networks he receives “insults and threats” from anonymity, but that “face to face” he has not received any reproach. “(On the networks they say) that they are going to kill me. But I die of laughter with that. I continue leading my normal life because what allows me to lead my normal life is that I have a clear conscience. That I can walk with my head held high. Time will tell, ”she sentenced.
A “plot” to harm him
According to Penadés, and as his defense maintains as the main strategy, the complainants are the protagonists of a “plot that has been organized” to harm him. This was explained by the senator in dialogue with Radio Universal, and referred to the materials disseminated by the militant and the first to denounce it, Romina Celeste Papasso, where he sees him in different “suspicious” circumstances.
“I know who filmed it, he was an adult and I know perfectly (…) when he filmed it,” said Penadés. “He is the same (the person from the hotel and the one who recorded the video of the cashier) and at the same moment, because he only went once, and he is a person of legal age,” he said.
Asked if he thinks that this person is one of those behind the plot, he said: “I have no doubt about it.”
However, from the Prosecutor’s Office they clarified that they do not have elements that indicate or allow us to think about the existence of a “plot”, since the victims do not know each other and come from different backgrounds. Romina Celeste, for her part, published a video on Wednesday night, where she pointed out that “there is no plot here.” “This human monster It took three months to communicate this alleged plot. He hid like a rat for three months, without saying anything, ”he said.
Meanwhile, the young Jonathan Mastropierro announced on his social networks that he will denounce Penadés for defamation and insults. “Worry about proving your innocence, there are 9 victims who denounce you for sexual exploitation, victims with whom I have no relationship, as the Prosecutor’s Office has just reported, my participation in the case for which you are being investigated was as a witness, I did not report it, find out, you and your team of inept “, he wrote.
Source: Ambito
