2024-07-13 21:19:51
The father of the UDI president was acquitted of the other two cases in which he had been accused by the O’Higgins Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
The San Fernando Oral Criminal Court declared Eduardo Macaya Zentilli guiltyfather of the president of the UDI, Javier Macaya, for Two cases of repeated sexual abuse against minors, while he was acquitted of two other cases of the same characteristics.
After announcing the guilty verdict, the court began to analyze the precautionary measures that will be applied to Eduardo Macaya, while it was confirmed that The court set the reading of the sentence for July 19. The Regional Prosecutor’s Office He had requested a sentence of 12 years in prison. for Macaya, 72 years old.
Eduardo Macaya He was accused of repeated sexual abuse against four girls under the age of 14whose identities were prohibited from being disclosed.
The trial, which took place in the San Fernando Criminal Court, was declared confidential, so Access to both the press and the general public was restricted.
Until the reading of the verdict in the court of the O’Higgins Region, Eduardo Macaya He remained under house arrest, after paying a bail of 150 million pesos which allowed him to leave the preventive detention that had been initially awarded to him.
Prior to the start of the trial against him, the accused stated that “If it weren’t for my son’s position, this cause wouldn’t exist.. Therefore, I am glad that this trial has begun so that I can prove my complete innocence.”
“It is more profitable to talk about the abuses of the father of a UDI senator than to investigate the facts that motivated the complaint“he said, arguing that it was a matter of political persecution.
Regarding his decision to reject an abbreviated trial, Eduardo Macaya stated that “I am not willing to acknowledge participation in events that have never occurred and that have affected and exposed the people I love most and they are probably the ones I have taken care of throughout this time.”
The reported cases for which Eduardo Macaya was found guilty
The first complaint that originated the investigation and the subsequent trial was heard by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in early June 2023, when The family of a girl under 12 years old accused Macaya Zentelli of having committed acts of sexual connotation against her.
The investigation into the incident revealed that there were at least three other victims. Two of whom “would be very close” to the father of the UDI presidentSome versions even claimed that they were Eduardo Macaya’s granddaughters.