Overview
- Jessica “La Maciel,” who was formally notified by federal police on Thursday inside Telefe’s studios, signed court papers in the confessional with channel lawyers present and was not detained.
- The file sits in Fiscalía Federal N°2 de San Martín as an “averiguación de ilícito,” based on accounts from roughly 15 to 17 trans women that describe forced prostitution, beatings, and injections of non‑medical substances, with some alleging they were minors at the time.
- Maciel has publicly denied exploitation or trafficking, saying she earlier filed complaints that led to raids and arrests and that she has since faced online harassment.
- Following Sunday’s announcement by host Santiago del Moro, producers will impose a collective sanction after a contestant repeated an outside shout, with coverage pointing to a weeklong incident involving Nazareno Pompei.
- Producers now weigh Maciel’s continuity on the show as prosecutors verify testimonies, a collision of a live isolation format with an active federal inquiry that could shape how networks handle duty of care and legal processes on air.