Overview
- The complaint says the mayor of La Yarada Los Palos, Samuel Cueva Huisa, allegedly touched a young animator without consent during a municipal event held on the eve of Father’s Day at the Asociación de Viviendas Las Palmeras.
- The animator reported that after she confronted the mayor he allegedly persisted and that she was then pulled to the ground and beaten, with the complaint naming a woman who accompanied the mayor as also taking part in the attack.
- Police intervened the night of the incident and the Poder Judicial ordered a detención preliminar for Cueva Huisa, who remains in custody while the inquiry continues.
- The Fiscalía de Tacna and the PNP are carrying out standard investigatory diligences, including taking statements, ordering medico-legal exams, seizing physical evidence and evaluating reported damage to event equipment and the venue.
- Victim identity is being kept confidential and the mayor has not issued a public statement; preliminary detention is a short-term judicial measure in Peru that holds a suspect while prosecutors build a case and decide whether to file formal charges.