Public figures into trouble by cases of physical and sexual abuse

Public figures have not been exempted from the boom that has been gender-based violence and sex in recent years, mostly in the 2011 just past.

At least eight figures of the political world, art, sport, military and religious have been brought to the bench of the courts, charged with physical and psychological to their partners or former partners, abuse and sexual abuse, especially to minors.

Among the most high-profile cases were two aldermen, a former Senator, a former director of the National Control of drugs (DNCD), an evangelical pastor, an urban merengue, a former Minister of industry and trade and a former player in major league baseball.

Militarily, the former director of the National Drug Control, retired Vice Admiral Iván Alejandro Peña Castle, accused of assault by his wife, is subject to the justice Thelcemary Georgina Mejía Agramonte.

This case will be known on 16 u000ain January for the fifth Court of the magistrate of the National District, which postponed it in December to provide opportunity for the complainant to be present.

The alderman of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in the municipal district of Santiago de la Cruz, Elido Zapata, is also accused of sexual abuse to a minor of 14 years.

The Court of children and adolescents of Dajabón will know the case Wednesday, after deferring yesterday by second time.

2011 Ended with demand to another regidor of the PRD, but in the municipal district of Hato del Yaque, Marino Brito, who on Thursday December 29 the Court permanent attention of the judicial district of Santiago de los Caballeros issued custody for three months, accused of sexual abuse to a teenager of 16.

In December imposed 3 months of pre-trial detention in the Najayo prison, the former Deputy Director of the Ministry of industry and commerce, u000aJosé Acevedo Trinidad, after which his wife, Arianny Yabala Lara Hernández, accused him of abuse and threats to kill her. The officer was canceled from Office in the MIC following the complaint of his wife.

The list includes former Senator of the PRD, Tonty Rutinel, imprisoned by physical abuse a woman who had a son.

permanent care of the National District Court imposed financial guarantee of 10 million pesos, impediment of departure and a restraining order of Leidy Dayanara Caraballo, who filed the lawsuit.

Rutinel is still in prison in the Palace of Justice in new town. He has refused to leave after a measure of coercion against him, while his relatives paid bail.

The new Prosecutor of the district, Yeny Berenice, reported that Rutinel will remain imprisoned because he has not signed the contracts of guarantee. in principle, Rutinel had said it would continue to be imprisoned u000aunless the Court of Appeal reversed the measure of restraint, but this was ratified.

In October, José Altagracia Castro, an evangelical pastor of the Church Missionary bread of God, of Boca Chica, was subjected to justice on charges of raping a child under 16. Former player in major league baseball, Willy Aybar, was submitted by assaulting his wife, Brünnhilde Victoria Garcia Salcedo, although it denied it later. The Office of permanent attention imposed measure of coercion of 3 months of pre-trial detention in Najayo. In May 2008, also merenguero Peter Antonio de Rosa, better known as Omega, was subjected to justice for aggression to their women against Omega, urban merengue performer, it issued three months of pre-trial detention the Najayo prison.

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