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San Rafael Man Sentenced to Six Years After Admitting Sexual Abuse of Sister-in-Law in Plea Deal

Only incidents from 2013 to 2016 were prosecutable because earlier allegations were time-barred.

Overview

  • Judge María Laura Vera homologated a plea agreement that imposes a six-year prison term for repeated sexual assaults in San Rafael, Mendoza.
  • The defendant admitted the abuse in a streamlined proceeding, avoiding a full trial under Argentina’s juicio abreviado process.
  • The court took into account assaults within the 2013–2016 window after ruling that older allegations had prescribed under the statute of limitations.
  • The victim, who uses a wheelchair, is the sister of the convict’s partner and reported that the first attack occurred when her sister was hospitalized after giving birth.
  • The case advanced after the woman disclosed the abuse during therapy in mid-2025, and reports say the man used threats to force her silence; identities are being withheld to protect her.