Overview
- Prosecutor Betina Lacki formally requested preventive detention for Nicolás Rodríguez and Daniela Silva Muñoz, who have been held since December 29, 2025.
- A hearing requested by the defense must be convened within 48 hours, where attorneys could ask for house arrest before Judge Juan Pablo Masi rules.
- The filing cites at least eight aggravated sexual-abuse incidents, including abuse with carnal access and unlawful deprivation of liberty, with some acts alleged inside Senate offices.
- Investigators say the operation ran from at least 2015 to 2023, leveraging the Movimiento Ciudadano La Capitana and a purported sect, La Orden de la Luz, to recruit and control victims.
- The provincial Senate removed both employees and froze their pay, while eight witnesses have corroborated complaints and experts are examining seized cellphones.