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Community Leader Who Faked His Death to Evade Sentence for Sexual Assault of a Minor Arrested in Peru

Prosecutors have opened a probe into the forged death certificate that kept his 2016 conviction from being enforced.

Overview

  • Edgar Pauccar Mañuico, 41, was detained in Andahuaylas after a routine police control flagged him as recorded deceased in judicial systems.
  • Police say a fraudulent 2016 death certificate led to the suspension of a requisitoria tied to his conviction in Ica.
  • He lived publicly for years in San Jerónimo as a leader of the Lliupapuquio community despite being listed as dead.
  • Authorities are coordinating his transfer to Ica to serve the standing sentence, with potential charges for falsification and procedural fraud under review.
  • The Fiscalía is investigating the physician who signed the certificate and his lawyer for alleged involvement, according to PNP Col. César Bardales.