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Tacna Prison Inmate Alleges Repeated Rapes, Eight Detainees Under Investigation

An official investigation is underway following the inmate’s formal complaint.

Overview

  • Police documented the 23-year-old’s complaint after INPE notified them on January 22 and referred the case to prosecutor Virginia Salas Mendoza.
  • The inmate reports multiple assaults, most recently on January 5 in the shower area, with accounts differing on whether it occurred in Pavilion D or E.
  • The complainant, who is from Lima, identified eight alleged attackers by alias: Grillo, Enyerber, Dilán, Ziza, Ardilla, Cuca, Machete and Valiente.
  • During a surprise operation, INPE officers found prohibited items, including 30 small ‘quete’ packets containing a substance with characteristics of marijuana.
  • Pocollay prison holds 1,187 inmates, authorities have urged activation of emergency protections to isolate suspects and safeguard the victim, and it remains unclear what immediate measures were implemented.