Overview
- Police arrested Federico Hernán Pez after a weekend complaint that his expartner was physically assaulted and treated for visible injuries including a bruised eye.
- The UFI N°13 prosecutor formally charged Pez with aggravated bodily injury linked to the relationship and sexual abuse with carnal access in a gender-violence framework.
- Pez declined to testify in his indagatoria and a court rejected his defense's request for excarcelación so he remains detained as evidence is collected.
- The Municipalidad de La Plata immediately removed Pez from his post and the provincial Ministry of Women and Diversity sent a report highlighting repeated allegations and asking judges to deny his release.
- Judicial records and the ministry’s dossier say the file now includes multiple complaints over several years, the investigation is led by fiscal Mariana Ruffino in coordination with Juzgado de Garantías N°4, and victims are receiving legal and specialized support.