The Colombian footballer of Boca Juniors, sebastian villawill begin to be tried next Monday, April 17 as accused of injuries and threats that his ex-partner allegedly suffered in 2020in the house they shared in the Buenos Aires town of Canning, sources of the case reported today.
The debate will be in charge of the Correctional Court 2 of Lomas de Zamora, in charge of Claudia Dávalos, who set hearings, which will be held in person, for the 17th, 18th and 19th of next week.
According to sources, this trial was initially going to take place between September 19 and 21, but Villa’s defense, led by lawyer Martín Apolo, requested a new psychological expertise for the complainant Daniela Cortés, and Judge Dávalos decided to postpone the start of the process.
In dialogue with the Télam agency, the lawyer explained that last October he himself traveled to Medellín, where Cortés currently resides, together with an expert witness to carry out the measure, but the complainant did not appearso the test did not complete.
«We consider that there are not even elements to go to trial“Estimated the defense attorney.
For his part, Villa will be tried for the crimes of “minor injuries aggravated by the bond and by mediating gender violence and coercive threats«.
According to the spokespersons, a Correctional Court of the province of Buenos Aires intervenes in this case because it is a crime that provides for a penalty of up to six years in prison.
The debate will discuss the events that occurred on April 27, 2020, in the house shared by Villa and his ex, in the private Saint Thomas neighborhood of Canning, where he lived before moving to the “Venado II” country estate, where supposedly the second episode of gender violence took place in June 2021 for which the striker was denounced by another woman who accused him of sexual abuse.
Within the framework of that first complaint, Cortés spread images through social networksafter which a case was opened in the decentralized Functional Instruction Unit (UFI) 3 of Esteban Echeverría, specialized in Gender Violence.
In that video, images were observed of the visibly beaten woman, while the complainant recounted violent events experienced next to the soccer player, whom she described as “an abuser, both physically and psychologically«.
In June 2021, the Lomas de Zamora Criminal Chamber confirmed the elevation of this case to trial at the request of the Guarantees judge of that district Javier Maffucci Moore, the same one who intervenes in the second case of gender violence involving the soccer player.
The other cause facing the Colombian player
this second episode was denounced by a 26-year-old girl on May 13, 2022 before the same prosecution that, although he requested the immediate arrest of Villa, Judge Maffucci Moore rejected the proposal and suggested further investigation.
Regarding this file, the lawyer Apolo explained to Télam that Several test measures have yet to be produced.among them, psychological expertise on the complainant and evacuating quotes from the soccer player’s investigation, who pleaded not guilty.
After being investigated for the crime of “sexual abuse with carnal access” -which provides for up to 15 years in prison-, between October and November Villa also submitted to psychological expertise that, according to his defense attorney, revealed that the striker «does not present features compatible with the fact that is imputed to him«.
Riquelme supported Villa: “He is still the best in Argentina”
Juan roman riquelme He gave an interview to El Canal de Boca and his statements caught everyone’s attention. one day from list approval with which he will face Mauricio Macri, the vice president of Boca supported Sebastián Villadenounced for gender violence and sexual abuse, and praised Pol Fernández.
«Pol Fernández is a starHe is the most intelligent player in Argentine soccer, “said Riquelme in the interview that was released this Friday. he followed with Villa «continues to be the best in Argentina. And a player who has given us so many titles and good games. We are lucky, we have to enjoy it a lot».
Source: Telam
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