Ecuador dismisses Pastaza prosecutor Kate Torres

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The Council of the Judiciary has dismissed Kate Torres, a prosecutor in Pastaza, following her failure to attend a scheduled hearing for a domestic violence case on June 4, 2025.

This disciplinary action follows separate scrutiny by the State Attorney General's Office regarding Torres's handling of a case involving the alleged captor of a 10-year-old Peruvian girl rescued in the Espejo community. The Attorney General's Office is reviewing her decision not to file charges against the suspect during a flagrancy hearing, a matter that prompted public criticism from the Minister of the Interior.

Entities

Consejo de la Judicatura · Karen Leonor Cornejo Ortega · Kate Torres · Leonardo Héctor Cortázar Arcos

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