THE LOMITES
They arrested a lawyer in the framework of a case for distribution of child pornography
A well-known lawyer from the Lomitense forum was arrested this Thursday morning for being involved in the crime of “possession and distribution of child pornographic material”, stipulated in Article 128 of the CPA. His home was searched and his truck was seized and seized, along with several cell phones, computer equipment, and a firearm. Sources linked to the investigation told The morning that during the raid a burned cell phone was found inside the microwave.
Within the framework of the International Operation “Light of Childhood IX”on Thursday morning, a series of simultaneous raids were carried out in Argentina, USA, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Panama. More than 60 people were arrested in the proceedings; They are accused of possessing and distributing images containing sexual exploitation of boys and girls.
According to judicial sources, 70 raids were carried out in Argentine territory that began at 4 in the morning on Thursday. There were 15 in homes in the City of Buenos Aires, 18 in the Province of Buenos Aires, 6 in Córdoba, 8 in Entre Ríos, 3 in Santa Fe, 3 in Chubut, 4 in Chaco, 3 in San Juan, 2 in Misiones, 2 in Neuquén, 2 in Jujuy, one in Salta, one in Formosa and one in La Pampa.
the chronology
In the case of Formosa, it occurred in the hills. Judicial sources detailed to this morning paper that the first complaint was made by the Facebook platform when it detected “trafficking in child pornography images” and it was filed before an international NGO dedicated to the fight against this scourge. The organization gathered all the documentary and “over the phone they discovered the lawyer.”
When it was determined that the number was from Argentina, the NGO sent all the material collected to the Attorney General of the Nation, in Buenos Aires. The Attorney General has a special cybercrime unit.
Once they intervened, they established that the cell phone was from Formosa and sent the entire documentary to the Fiscal Natalia Tafetani“which is the point of contact that the Formosa Judiciary has and is competent in these cases,” said the source.
As soon as Tafetani intervened, he received the material and sent it to an IT expert from the Judiciary. Everything remained in the Prosecutor’s Office and the file was sent to the judge in turn at that time, the Dr. Laura Karina Paz, who ordered the search and arrest of the Lomitense lawyer. The detainee is the son of a former Lomitas criminal judge. Given the possibility that information is leaked or that the defendant could escape, everything was handled discreetly.
A group of police officers from Formosa traveled to Lomitas for the procedure. Once in that town, the judge and prosecutor of that Judicial District were notified, via exhortation, and the search was carried out: the lawyer’s home and his truck. The police seized the vehicle, computers, a firearm, several cell phones and, according to what they marked as conspicuous, a burnt cell phone was found inside a microwave in the house.
The defendant submitted his request for release yesterday, which will be defined by the judge next week. The entire case, which is being investigated in the capital Formosa, has just begun and aims to determine if the arrested lawyer also produced this material, which would be much more serious if confirmed.
About the crime
Law 27,436 modified article 128 of the Penal Code, penalizing the possession of materials of sexual representation of girls, boys or adolescents, that is, “any representation of a minor under 18 years of age engaged in explicit sexual activities or of their genital parts for predominantly sexual”.