The former Olympic Gimenast Federico Molinari He will go to trial in a case that investigates him for Grooming, to the detriment of a minor. This was decided by the Court of Guarantees No. 5 of Tigre from the complaint filed in March 2023 by the mother of the adolescent, which at the time of the fact He was 16 years old.
The Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Crimes against Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking in Persons of the Department Judicial of San Isidro will be responsible for carrying out the investigation against the former 41 -year -old deportist. Prosecutor Gonzalo Acosta was the one who requested in April this year the elevation to trial since he considered that there were sufficient elements to advance with criminal action.
The bronze medalist in the Pan American Lima Games 2019currently coach, he is being investigated for the crime of capture by technological means of a lower age for sexual purposes -Arts. 45 and 131 of the CP- for which It was denounced on March 13, 2023.
The judicial presentation against Molinari details that in 2020 a contact with the child began through social networks, especially on Instagram. The adolescent’s mother said she decided to accompany her daughter -oriunda de Mendoza- to Buenos Aires to advance with her sports career. The young woman trained in the Olympist gym in Martínez, under the supervision of her partner, Paula Cancio.
In the tests, there are catches of messages attributed to the former sportsman, who would have written: “How you stirred to the public, you took all eyes, Even mine“,” A fire “,” When I see you in the gym I’m going to get red like a tomato … hahaha “,” Do you want me to take care of these day? I think I encourage, “were some of the messages sent.
Even in one of the conversations, he came to ask him to pass the chat in the ephemeral way, because he was “baked.” This Instagram modality allows messages to disappear once the receiver has read them.
The mother of the then minor assured that this situation directly impacted her emotional state and finally decided to leave artistic gymnastics. Subsequently, it started a psychological treatment.
Federico Molinari’s discharge after being denounced by Grooming
After being denounced, The former Gimnasta He made a discharge in May 2023 where he denied all the accusations against him and said: “I always had a cordial circle with the student and the contacts that I have had with her have been destined to accompany her“
He also stressed that the crime of which they accuse him “does not imply any type of abuse No physical contact with the child, but refers to apparent inappropriate messages. “
Molinari, who achieved an Olympic diploma in London 2012 and withdrew from the competition in 2021, must face the judicial process in the coming months.
Source: Ambito
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