2023-11-30 18:33:00
What happened?
This Thursday, the precautionary measure was decreed preventive prison for a former roller hockey coach, accused of having sexually abused a minor.
Is about Eduardo Flores Castillowho not only faces this accusation, but also from other athletes in this discipline, including several of the remembered “Marcianitas” world champions in 2006.
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Former hockey coach in preventive detention for abuse of a minor under 14 years of age
Flores was formalized by the prosecutor Claudia Alvarez, for the crime of repeated sexual abuse against a minor under 14 years of age. The court accepted the request of the Public Ministry and decreed the precautionary measure of preventive detention, setting a 90-day investigation period.
The events would have occurred between years 2021 and 2022while he was coach of the children’s women’s hockey team of the La Cisterna commune.
It should be noted that the Prosecutor’s Office planned to carry out the formalization last Tuesday, but there were problems in the notification of the accused and the hearing It had to be rescheduled for this Thursday.
Who is Eduardo Flores Castillo?
In the early 2000s, the former coach led the first selection process in the history of hockey to compete professionally. At that time, He was already facing complaints of sexual assault.
During his career, Flores was in charge of some of the “Marcianitas.” Among them there are also accusations of this type, but the cases are statute-barred although his stories appear in the case as context witnesses.
Mega Investiga had access to a series of complaints against the former coach. Until now, one could speak of at least seven possible victims.
You can learn the stories of those affected in the following report:
Complaint
If you are a victim or witness of violence against women, the guidance number provided by the National Service for Women and Gender Equality (SernamEG) is 1455.
The number can be dialed either landline as in cell phone and from there they provide guidance to help victims of abuse or guide you with the mechanisms to make a report.
This article reports a ongoing judicial processso those involved should not be considered guilty until the relevant organizations determine it.
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