Overview
- Judicial authorities added five alleged sexual-abuse incidents to the case against Senate employees Nicolás Rodríguez and Daniela Silva Muñoz, with at least one episode said to have occurred inside a Senate office.
- Both suspects remain detained from an earlier case covering 2015–2019, with charges that include aggravated sexual abuse, unlawful deprivation of liberty, and violation of domicile.
- Forensic teams are set to open the defendants’ cellphones and other seized devices on January 22, a step investigators say could be decisive in reconstructing the operation and identifying further victims.
- The fiscalía estimates there may be roughly 20 victims in total, including some who were minors at the time, as testimonies describe coercion, ritualized punishments, and economic control under the banner “La Orden de la Luz,” with Rodríguez portrayed as “Dios Kiei.”
- A spontaneous statement by witness Claudio Yacoy prompted scrutiny of ex-official Melina Gaudino for possible obstruction after she allegedly provided an incorrect contact, as prosecutors also examine whether other Senate officials knew of or enabled the conduct.