Suspected Rapist of Nine
Year Nicaraguan May Be
Hiding Out in Costa Rica
Costa Rican authorities
are on the manhunt for
one of the rapists of a
nine year old girl in
Nicaragua, believing
that he is hiding in
Costa Rica.
According to complaint
filed with the Comisaría
de la Mujer de
Nicaraguam, the little
girl, identified as
Carmencita - not her
real name - was raped by
Pilar y Ronald López,
who are father and son,
Carmencita's family said
they had to move from
Masaya to Granada to
avoid contact with the
family of the aggressors
after the complaint was
filed with authorities.
The rape of the little
girl first started in
November last year and
continued to last month
when the two men took
advantage of the
friendship they had with
the family of the little
girl.
Carmencita is now
pregnant, a fact
revealed when she missed
her period and confirmed
by a medical checkup at
the local hospital.
Following the filing of
the complaint, the
Ministerio Público de
Nicaragua has issued
arrest warrants for the
two men and believe that
30 yearl old Ronald
López entered Costa Rica
illegally in an attempt
to flee justice. The
Costa Rican Dirección de
Migración y Extranjería
(immigration service)
has no record of the
López entry into the
country.
Meanwhile, 52 year old
Pilar López, Ronald's
father, is under house
arrest as he has chronic
illness.
The trial for the rape
of the Carmencita is
expected to begin on
February 27.
Carmencita is the second
child to become pregnant
in Nicaragua during the
last several months.
Last month news of a 10
year old girl from the
area of San Carlos in
Nicaragua was made known
after she was raped by
her stepfather. The 10
year old is now 8 months
pregnant. The suspected
rapist is believed to
also made his way into
Costa Rica.
The two stories are
similar to the story of
"Rosita", the nine year
old Nicaraguan girl who
in 2002 became pregnant
while in Costa Rica and
was obligated to undergo
an abortion.
Five years later her
stepfather, Francisco
Leonardo Fletes Sánchez,
was tried and sentenced
to 30 years prison for
the rape.
Rosita is now 14 years
old and has asked the
forgiveness of a Costa
Rican farmer for
accusing him when it was
discovered she was
pregnant, in an attempt
to protect her
stepfather. |
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