Overview
- The Ministerio Público led a coordinated operation on Wednesday that executed 121 simultaneous searches across 76 localities in Buenos Aires under “Operación Bonaerense Protección de las Infancias VII.”
- Authorities seized large volumes of electronic material including 165 cellphones, 160 storage devices and 80 computers, and completed 31 rapid triages on seized devices to preserve evidence.
- Investigators identified 111 people under investigation, including 106 men, five women and two individuals under 18, and found six people who work directly with children, 37 minors living with suspects and four possible direct victims.
- The raid was run from the Procuración General’s specialized department led by Julio Conte-Grand and involved eight specialized fiscalías plus provincial, federal and city police units and the naval prefecture to prevent loss of digital proof.
- Officials say forensic analysis of the devices will take weeks and will determine prosecutions and protective steps, while the volume of evidence and cases involving incarcerated repeat offenders raise risks of recidivism and a significant forensic backlog.