Overview
- In a Feb. 12 interview on Latina’s Debate Extremo, Senate hopeful Carlos Tubino said child pregnancies are not always from rape, calling some cases “nights of pleasure,” while rejecting abortion in rape cases and naming education as the solution.
- Peruvian law states that minors under 14 cannot legally consent to sexual activity, a standard reporters emphasized in response to Tubino’s remarks.
- Media highlighted 2025 figures showing 993 girls aged 0–14 faced forced pregnancies, which the UN Human Rights Committee says can amount to torture when access to abortion is denied.
- Fuerza Popular leaders moved to distance the party, with Miguel Torres calling the comments “terrible and outrageous,” though Tubino remains in the Senate race.
- No retraction from Tubino was reported as rights groups and commentators warned the framing risks normalizing sexual violence and weakening protections for minors.