Various criminal sentencing and investigation updates across Latin America FAST-MOVING

Multiple judicial developments have been reported across several countries. In Argentina, a 21-year-old man was sentenced to nine years in prison for sexually abusing a minor within his family circle in Colón and San José. In Las Heras, a 30-year-old man was charged with aggravated sexual abuse against an 11-year-old girl after a confrontation involving his pursuers.

In Chile, a 25-year-old man received a 17-year prison sentence for the fatal stabbing of a victim in downtown Antofagasta. Additionally, in Santiago, Miguel Ángel Apablaza Suárez was sentenced to over three years in prison for a 2023 robbery where he impersonated former minister Giorgio Jackson to deceive security guards.

In Mexico, the state prosecutor's office in Cuernavaca is summoning members of the local council to investigate the murder of activist Gabriel Rivas Ríos, with investigations looking into potential links to real estate projects. In El Salvador, two women were sentenced to 10 years in prison for extorting a business owner in Apopa.

In Uruguay, a 32-year-old woman received 18 months of effective prison time for attempted robbery and personal injury in Florida. In Peru, Jesús David García Saavedra was sentenced to six years for making sexual propositions to a minor via technology.