On November 11, four minors escaped from the community and arrived at the Public Prosecution Service to report themselves. The allegations include sexual abuse and forced marriage of minors under the age of 18, forced pregnancy, abuse of minors and rape.
The Guatemalan authorities announced this on Friday rescue of 160 minors between 3 and 16 years old who were allegedly abused by a member of the community Orthodox Jewish group Lev Tahor, In addition to the discovery of several bones in a box.
The minors were rescued after police officers raided the scene owned by San Rosaabout 90 kilometers from Guatemala City, after several complaints about alleged abuses.
Guatemalan police have emphasized that the operation was carried out in collaboration with the US Department of Homeland Security and other institutions of the Central American country. The Ombudsman for Human Rights (PDH), the Red Cross and volunteer firefighters also participated.
The minors were transferred to Public Prosecution Service (PNG) facilities in the Guatemalan capital, where an evaluation process began by a multidisciplinary team. Specialists examined each case individually to determine the necessary protective measures.
“The actions in question result from the receipt of complaints referring to the possible abuse suffered by girls, boys and adolescents in the community, related to sexual abuse and forced marriage among people under the age of 18PNG said in a statement.
The Acting Secretary General of the Public Prosecution Service (Public Prosecutor’s Office), Erick Eduardo Schaeffer Cabrera, has emphasized that “At no time is this an action against any religious community or sector“, the newspaper said Free press.
Nancy Paiz, of the Public Prosecution Service against Human Trafficking, has indicated that there have been complaints before. On November 11 he reported: Four minors escaped from the community and arrived at the Public Prosecution Service to report themselves. The allegations include sexual abuse and forced marriage of minors under the age of 18, forced pregnancy, abuse of minors and rape.
Paiz said that too Bones were found in some boxesalthough they haven’t provided more information on that yet.
On September 25, 2016, a group of Orthodox Jews left Guatemala City and moved to Oratorio, Santa Rosa, after a series of raids, where they stayed in Zone 9 for alleged abuse against minors.
Source: EITB
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