2024-04-03 18:36:19
These measures have been taken after the discovery of the foreign tourist, Timothy Alan Livingston, accompanied by two minors, aged 12 and 13, inside a hotel in the Provenza sector.
The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, has announced the implementation of two new decrees with the aim of reinforcing measures against sexual and commercial exploitation, especially of girls, boys and adolescents, in areas affected by this crime in the city.
The first decree, of a provisional nature and valid for six months, temporarily suspends the demand or request for sexual services and related activities in public spaces that affect Lleras Park, Provenza, 10th Street and El Poblado Park.
Mayor Gutiérrez specified that A human trafficking network operates in these places, involving criminal structures such as La Terraza, La Raya and Robledo., among other. The purpose of this measure is to control and prevent sexual and commercial exploitation behaviors.
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“We have to recover these spaces that crime has been taking over, deconfusing these areas of the city and putting our women and especially our girls, boys and adolescents at risk. The work of our mayor’s office will continue there, every day, 24 hours a day, and with all our support,” said Mayor Gutiérrez.
It was emphasized that people who practice or are in the context of prostitution are considered a focus of attention and protection due to their vulnerability to exploitation. It has been identified that organized crime structures take advantage of these conditions of vulnerability for their illicit activities.
Mayor Gutiérrez expressed the determination to recover these spaces that have been taken over by crime, putting women, girls, boys and adolescents at risk.
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