Overview
- Neighbors in the Usaquén neighborhood recorded and shouted at a man they saw on a residential balcony with a child, prompting police and childhood protection units to enter the apartment and remove three minors aged 4, 7 and 15.
- Police arrested the U.S. citizen as a suspected perpetrator of 'acto sexual abusivo con menor' and placed him at the Fiscalía for judicial review while children were taken for urgent medical and psychological care.
- Several outlets later reported that initial medical examinations and early interviews found no physical signs of sexual abuse and that the detained man was released by prosecutors pending further inquiry.
- Authorities confirmed the man entered Colombia on June 6 through El Dorado airport with no alerts on his record, and reporting says the children were involved in an adoption process handled through a private intermediary called Iapas rather than directly by the ICBF.
- The case has prompted public debate after President Gustavo Petro suggested the man may have been helping a choking child, and officials have emphasized that planned forensic interviews, including Cámara de Gesell sessions, must establish facts before assigning responsibility.