Mayor of Cerro Lago convicted of sexual abuse: sentenced to five years and two months in prison

Editorial in El País
mayor Account Mountain At Mount Lago, Humberto Allendewas sentenced on Tuesday Sexual abuse of a woman in 2020.

According to the prosecutor’s office, the nationalist must now serve a prison sentence of five years and two months for: Particularly severe sexual abuse and Personal InjuryHis defence has 15 days to appeal the verdict. Taking these deadlines into account, the Prosecutor’s Office requested the precautionary measure of house arrest for 180 people to prevent possible escape.

According to the complaint filed by the victim’s daughter, she said that when her mother was 78 years old, the current defendants broke into her home, took her away by force and then sexually abused her.

This fact caused his mother to become distressed, suffer nightmares, faint, have low blood pressure, and feel dizzy. It was not until they consulted a doctor that the victim spoke out about her ordeal, because she did not dare to do so because of “the shame she felt”. According to the judgment obtained by El País, out of fear, the woman did not return to her home in Cerro de Las Quintas.

Allende denied all charges and therefore decided to go on trial, ruling out the possibility of reaching an agreement.

The nationalist belongs to the constituency of Senator Sergio Botana and is the first elected mayor of the municipality, which was created in 2018 by decree of the Provincial Council of Cerro Lago. In March 2022, he was accused and asked National Party License Waiting for justice to be served.