Overview
- Marcelo D'Agostino stepped down hours after his ex-partner filed a criminal complaint Friday alleging sexual abuse, repeated injuries, threats and coercion in a context of gender-based violence, and he denied the accusations in his resignation letter.
- The Public Prosecutor's Office said the Gender Violence Unit is handling the case under prosecutor Valeria Bottini and that measures are moving ahead under standard protocols with official updates to come from its press office.
- The complainant asked the court for a no-approach order, retention of D'Agostino's passport, a ban on leaving the country, a panic button and a preventive asset freeze, and she also sought protection for her lawyer, María Elena Quintero.
- Her filing cites audio recordings and photos of injuries and places the alleged acts between 2021 and 2024 with continued harassment into late 2025.
- D'Agostino had held the post since 2015, driving major judicial reforms and representing the government on the Council of the Magistracy, and local outlets report no successor has been named yet.