The victim’s father worked for Monsalve in his campaign for deputy and both are natives of Biobío. Due to this, speculation has begun about the possibility that the former undersecretary took advantage of his trip to the area to meet with the complainant’s family.
New details of the rape complaint against the former Undersecretary of the Interior continue to come to light, Manuel Monsalve, whose accusation forced him to present his resignation from office last Thursday, causing a real earthquake in La Moneda.
Just last Saturday, the complainant filed a complaint for rape before the Seventh Guarantee Court of Santiago. Said legal action was filed by the lawyer Roberto Avilawho is a member of the Socialist Party like Monsalve (suspended) and is linked to human rights causes.
Regarding this case, according to Mega, at least 10 witnesses to the events that occurred on September 22 have already testified in the Sexual Crimes Brigade (Brisex).
“On approximately September 22, he contacted her on her phone and invited her to lunch. He was her boss and she couldn’t refuse. They met at the Ají Seco restaurant located at Mac Iver 366, where he forced her to eat pisco sour in an enormous amount for a female person who does not drink. “She lost consciousness and woke up the next day in a room at the Panamericano Hotel,” the complaint states.
Manuel Monsalve’s link with the victim’s father
The 32-year-old victim arrived in June 2023 to the Government of Gabriel Boric, where he left carrying out duties in the Police Management and Modernization Division (Digempol), which has offices in the Bicentenario building. However, at the beginning of this year, following Monsalve’s request, the woman was relocated to the team of advisors of the former undersecretary in La Moneda.
According to a report by Mega, Manuel Monsalve, who is originally from Coronel, Biobío Region, knew the complainant’s familywhich is also from the same area.
In this sense, the victim’s father He is part of the same party as the former undersecretary, in fact he is a renowned leader of the PS, and furthermore, worked in the campaign for Monsalve deputywho served as a legislator in four consecutive terms.
“The father knows Monsalve, he even participated in his deputy campaign to get him elected. Monsalve was an important local leader in that area of Coronel“Lawyer Roberto Ávila assured the aforementioned media.
Why did Manuel Monsalve travel to the Biobío Region?
Taking into account that the victim’s family is also from the Biobío Region, a version has begun to circulate that suggests that Manuel Monsalve would have taken advantage of the opportunity to meet with the complainant’s family.
In this context, the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohástated that he does not know the details of the former undersecretary’s trip to the south of the country, but insisted that President Boric’s instruction was to make the trip to inform his family of the situation.
“It is a question to ask him and it will have to be investigated. What I can say is that the president told him to go inform his family because they are not to blame for this and they are certainly going to be beaten,” the minister said in conversation with CNN Radio.
To which he added: “I have no knowledge of Monsalve’s movements, but I do have knowledge of how the president instructed him to travel and, indeed, the reason was to notify his family and no other.”
Gender violence: if you are a victim or witness of economic, psychological, obstetric, physical or sexual violence, you can receive free and confidential guidance at number 1455 of the National Service for Women and Gender Equality (SernamEG). You can also call +569 9700 7000 or the Safe Report Phone: 600 400 0101. If you need psychological, social or legal support, these are the Women’s Centers throughout the country.