Overview
- The Segundo Juzgado Penal Unipersonal de Tarapoto on January 21, 2026 convicted Jesús Gonzales for racial discrimination.
- The court imposed a two-year prison term converted to 104 days of community service and ordered S/1,000 in civil reparations to the doctor.
- Prosecutors said the case was resolved through a conclusión anticipada, allowing early termination of the oral trial.
- The incident occurred on August 4, 2025 at Hospital II-2 in Tarapoto, where Gonzales refused treatment from a specialist because of the doctor's skin color and used racist insults.
- The investigation was led by prosecutor Miguel Maquera Ticona with deputy prosecutor Gabriela Carmina Goñi Balarezo under the specialized human-rights office, which framed the verdict as a precedent for the region.