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Peru’s Flagrancy Courts Issue 20- and 12-Year Sentences for Sexual Touching of Minors

Fast-track decisions relied on early-termination agreements in specialized flagrancy tribunals to deliver swift convictions.

Overview

  • The Piura collegiate flagrancy court unanimously sentenced Richard E.S. to 20 years for sexual touching, with the term calculated from August 12, 2025 to August 11, 2045.
  • The Piura case involved his niece, who reported the assault to her grandmother, prompting a complaint and the suspect’s detention the next day.
  • In Trujillo, Alberto Eugenio Orbegoso Baca received a 12-year effective prison term after admitting the charge during an expedited hearing under early termination.
  • Security video showed Orbegoso carrying the 7-year-old and touching her, and the child’s parents restrained him shortly after the incident.
  • The Trujillo ruling ordered one year of psychological therapy for the offender, S/5,000 in civil damages to the victim, and confinement at El Milagro prison.