Overview
- The family, represented by lawyer Gerardo Rincón and María Eugenia Plascencia, filed a civil suit that was registered at Juzgado 61 de lo Civil in Mexico City, with reports published on Friday, May 29.
- The complaint names Saskia Niño de Rivera and Juan José Emiliano Aguilar Treviño as defendants and requests indemnification, a public apology with the same reach as the original material, removal of offending content and payment of legal costs.
- The case stems from a Penitencia podcast interview in which an inmate known as “El Beto” alleged Carmen Salinas took part in illicit rituals; a clipped, viral segment circulated after the episode was edited.
- The family says Emiliano Aguilar’s social‑media reactions amplified the allegations and the suit may be expanded to include Penitencia’s production team, the channel owner, the uploader and penitentiary officials for protocol failures.
- Court filings say citations are expected so defendants can appear before Judge Jonathan Morelos Maldonado and the family’s lawyer has signaled a possible subsequent criminal complaint that would raise questions about platform and creator responsibility for damaging viral speech.