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Neuquén Court Approves 4 Million-Peso Payout to Close Brothel Case

The court deemed a reparations deal appropriate given one victim's consent plus the accused's grave illness.

Overview

  • The Tribunal Oral Federal approved a reparations agreement that requires a single 4 million-peso payment to the participating victim and orders the man's full acquittal once the money is paid.
  • Prosecutors backed the deal, and one woman who became a private accuser accepted it after receiving support from victim-assistance groups.
  • The agreement applies only to that victim, as two other identified women could not be located and a fourth chose to end her claim.
  • Investigators said the retiree rented his home on Libertad 900 for about three years to operators who ran a brothel there and that he benefited financially.
  • The judge cited the defendant's cancer and multiple surgeries as making a public trial unworkable, in a case tied to broader Neuquén probes into properties used for sexual exploitation.