Argentina's courts issue multiple rulings in sexual abuse, detention and criminal cases

The Superior Tribunal de Justicia of Corrientes reversed the archiving of a family‑sex‑abuse case, ruling that the procedural time limit does not by itself extinguish the criminal action.

A court in Buenos Aires ordered a multimillion‑peso fine against the construction firm Paoltroni for illegal demolition work.

In San Juan, a man was sentenced to six years and seven months after an abrupt rooftop chase led to a conviction for home invasion.

Federal prosecutors in Salta denounced the seven‑day, “illegal and arbitrary” detention and forced transfer of rural worker Franco Oscari, urging a higher court to assume jurisdiction.

The Federal Court of Cassation reinstated the prosecution of an Argentine Army sergeant accused of sexual abuse in Corrientes, overturning a lower‑court dismissal based on procedural delays.

The Tribunal de Impugnación of Río Negro confirmed a ten‑year prison term for aggravated sexual abuse committed in Sierra Grande, rejecting appeals and ordering preventive detention.

A pending judicial review will examine the decision that freed the figure known as the “Rey de la Salada.”