2023-08-12 02:30:39
The father of two of the four indigenous children rescued from the Amazon rainforest in Colombia, Manuel Ranoque, was arrested on Friday following being accused of sexually assaulting one of his stepdaughters.
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This arrest was confirmed on social networks by the prosecution, which does not specify the charges once morest Mr. Ranoque, a 47-year-old Huitoto Indian.
In June, when the children were found in the Colombian forest, 40 days following the small plane they were traveling in crashed, William Castro, governor of the family’s indigenous village, told Caracol television that “there had signs,” that Mr. Ranoque had raped the eldest child.
The governor also presented a photo of the injuries allegedly suffered by Magdalena Mucutuy, the children’s mother, which were allegedly inflicted by Mr. Ranoque. He denied these accusations.
A battle erupted between the maternal grandparents and the father of the two youngest children over who would have custody of them. According to a complaint from the grandfather, Mr. Ranoque abused the mother, who died in the crash.
Lesly (13 years old), Soleiny (9 years old), Tien Noriel (5 years old) and Cristin (1 year old) were hospitalized a month following being found in the forest terribly thin.
According to María Valencia, the children’s maternal grandmother, Lesly recently testified before the prosecution.
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