Overview
- Roque Lucero, the child’s paternal grandfather, was formally charged on April 20 with “abuso sexual gravemente ultrajante” in a separate case involving a minor with a disability after a specialized Cámara Gesell interview supported the allegation.
- Lucero is not in custody and must sign in regularly, cannot leave the jurisdiction, and is under a restraining order that required him to move from the victim’s vicinity.
- A second complaint alleging similar abuse is advancing and still awaits a Cámara Gesell interview, which is the recorded, child‑focused forensic interview used in Argentine courts.
- After the charge became public late this week, Guadalupe’s mother and maternal relatives went to court to demand that federal authorities investigate whether these allegations relate to the girl’s June 14, 2021 disappearance and criticized weak coordination across jurisdictions.
- Federal prosecutors have not confirmed any expansion of the missing‑person probe to include Lucero, a delay the family says could let time‑sensitive evidence like call records or camera footage degrade further.