2024-07-24 20:17:16
The father of the president of the UDI entered the Rancagua prison awaiting the execution of the six-year sentence.
Eduardo Macaya, father of UDI president Javier Macaya, He arrived at the Rancagua prison to serve his preventive detentiondecreed by the court due to possible “risk of flight”.
This, after the San Fernando Criminal Court sentenced him to the sole penalty of six years of effective prison as the author of four completed crimes of sexual abuse of minors under 14 years of age.
In a unanimous resolution, The court confirmed that Eduardo Macaya He committed two of the crimes against a victim when she was 8 or 9 years old on an undetermined date and the other two crimes against a second victim between April and May 2023.
The court also imposed on Macaya the additional penalties of perpetual absolute disqualification from public office and political rights.; subjection to the supervision of the authorities for 10 years following completion of the main sentence, and absolute and perpetual disqualification from holding positions, jobs, trades or professions in educational settings or those involving a direct and habitual relationship with minors.
While The lawyer Hernán Fernández, representing the victims, questioned the low sentence received by the businessman, The defense of Senator Javier Macaya’s father is considering filing an appeal for annulment. Otherwise, the sentence will become final in 10 more days.