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UPE Loreto Director Removed as Prosecutors Probe Alleged Abuse of 15-Year-Old in Iquitos

The teen is now in residential care receiving state-backed psychological, social, legal support during the case.

Overview

  • The Ministerio Público in Loreto opened a preliminary investigation into UPE director Flor de María Carrasco Barco over alleged inappropriate touching reported by a 15-year-old under her care.
  • Provincial prosecutor Ingrid Carola Chumbe Rodríguez is leading the case with plans for the girl's testimony via Cámara Gesell, witness interviews, and review of a USB submitted by the family.
  • The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations removed the director immediately and began evaluating the entire UPE Loreto team, according to Viceminister Carlos Jesús Vilela Del Carpio.
  • The adolescent has been placed in a residential center with multidisciplinary evaluations and restricted family access as separate proceedings over alleged family violence continue.
  • The victim and a witness were incorporated into the Prosecutor's Victims and Witnesses Program, with authorities stressing due process and institutional transparency during the parallel criminal and administrative reviews.