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Daughter Says Coercion Led to Melcochita’s Retraction as Ministry Steps In

Peru’s women’s ministry is assisting after the entertainer revised his accusations, rejecting claims of physical harm.

Overview

  • Susan Villanueva alleges Monserrat Seminario pressured her father using the younger children to make him withdraw public and legal complaints.
  • Seminario denies theft and threats, says she managed income to cover a nearly 16-year debt and family expenses, and now claims he asked her not to take paid work.
  • The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations said a multidisciplinary team contacted Pablo Villanueva to provide services and outline channels of attention for his well-being.
  • Villanueva has characterized prior figures about missing savings as comments made in anger and states he has not been physically assaulted, with reports noting recent treatment for high blood pressure.
  • Media personality Deysi Araujo says she witnessed Seminario mistreating the artist last year, while his elder daughters further allege document withholding and pressure to keep him working.