Evo Moralesthe former president of Bolivia, is being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office in his country for the crime of statutory rape after he was accused. after having a child with a 15-year-old who he raped. This has been confirmed by the State Attorney General, Juan Lanchipa, who dismissed the prosecutor who was in charge of the case.
“It doesn’t surprise or worry me!” Morales previously wrote on X, Twitter, referring to this accusation. “All neoliberal governments, including the current one, they threatened me, persecuted me, imprisoned me, tried to kill me. I’m not afraid! “They will not silence me!” leading the left.
However, this is not the only case open against Morales, but the former president Two other judicial investigations are open. Despite this, statutory rape is the most serious charge in recent weeks.
The current president, for his part, asked that the case be declared “reserved” because “a minor is involved.” Currently, The names of the victim and his family have not been released.although some information has been spread on social networks, as well as the supposed child’s birth certificate. Nor is it known that any direct complaint was made by the alleged victim.
While the case continues, Morales is believed to be somewhere in the Chapare region, where he appears He would have surrounded himself with a great number of colleagues who supported him during his presidency.
Therefore, no charges were issued against him either. no arrest warrant after their lawyers filed a judicial appeal to suspend the existing one, which is why Lanchipa previously dismissed the prosecutor.
Previous complaints
The truth is that this is not the first time that Morales has faced accusations of this kind. In 2016, while he was still in the presidency, it was revealed that he had a relationship with another woman who She testified that they had a son when she was still a minor. After a criminal trial, a court concluded that this child never existed and the woman was sentenced to six years in prison, although she continued to testify after her release. that the minor was there and that he was “destroyed.”
Something similar happened in 2020 with Morales already in exile in Argentina. At that time, the president of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez, detained a 19-year-old minor and confiscated her mobile phone. After that, The messages she sent to Morales were published saying that their relationship began when she was a minor.
Despite this, there was no judicial process after the woman has filed any complaint. So, in Bolivia, the reality is that a statutory rape crime can only lead to a trial if the victim or her parents file charges.