Overview
- The Campana court, in a ruling issued Friday, May 22, 2026, found Ricardo 'Ricky' Diotto guilty of lesions leves agravadas por el vínculo and gender-based violence in degree of attempt and imposed a four-month prison term suspended on conditions.
- The judge based the conviction on witness testimony, medical and psychological reports, photographs of injuries and WhatsApp messages that the court said demonstrated a prolonged dynamic of intimidation, humiliation and limits on the victim's autonomy.
- Under the sentence Diotto must fix a residence, follow specific rules of conduct and undergo court-ordered psychological treatment, and the suspended term may be activated if he breaches those conditions.
- After the verdict the victim, María Fernanda Callejón, said the decision felt like a form of repair and publicly accused Diotto of a separate episode of sexual abuse that she described on television but had not yet fully formalized as a separate criminal complaint in court.
- Diotto has denied the allegations, published public denials and announced an appeal, and prosecutors signaled they may pursue related allegations such as threats in follow-up proceedings.