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From May to September In mid-September 2026, courts across Latin America judicial and Spain intensified the prosecution of police actions regarding gender-based crimes violence and sexual abuse. Earlier efforts abuse continued in Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil focused on femicide investigations Argentina and new statutes. Mexico. In Mexico, San Juan, Argentina, a significant sentencing occurred for the feminicide of Dayana Gabriela N., where the perpetrator received 73 years in prison. In mid-to-late August, judicial activity expanded significantly. In Mexico, Alejandro Mazatán Sahagún received 13 years and three months for investigation was launched in Rawson after a 10-year-old girl left a message in a bathroom at the sexual abuse Carlos María de Alvear school. The message, which included a drawing of a minor. In Spain, sad face, reportedly stated: ‘I am pregnant, help. I am only 10 years old, it was my uncle.’ Prosecutor Duilio Ejarque is leading the Supreme Court ruled that sex reassignment cannot be used retroactively to annul previous gender-based violence convictions, while investigation, and authorities are utilizing the Audiencia Provincial de Castelló sentenced a man ‘Ángel Guardián’ protocol to six years provide protection for the sexual assault of a teenager. minor. While educational authorities erased the message from the walls, photographic records and witness testimonies were preserved. In Peru, Mexico, a teacher received 35 years for abusing judge formally charged Gerardo Demirel “N” with gender-based violence following an 11-year-old student, and August assault on his partner in Chile, a man received over 13 years for repeated assaults against a former partner. Argentina saw several high-profile sentences, including an 11-year sentence for a man who abused three granddaughters Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur. The incident caused physical injuries and documented psychological damage. The court has prohibited the defendant from approaching the victim during a sentence for priest Cruz Viale. In early September, legal proceedings in Argentina continued to address allegations of sexual abuse against minors. four-month supplementary investigation. In Melincué, prosecutors requested a 16-year sentence for Tandil, Argentina, police arrested a man accused of abusing his son, while in Ushuaia, connection with a 39-year-old man faces trial for doubly long-standing investigation into aggravated sexual abuse within a family setting. In San Juan, authorities launched an investigation at the Carlos María de Alvear school after a 10-year-old student left a message in a bathroom alleging abuse by her uncle. Additionally, the Argentine Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation upheld ten-year sentences for Isabel, Alberto, and Franco Cristo for the human trafficking and forced marriage corruption of minors. The arrest follows a 13-year-old girl. complaint regarding abuses committed against a daughter in 2015. The court rejected arguments that Roma cultural customs justified suspect remains in judicial custody following the exploitation, noting order from the victim suffered physical abuse and labor servitude. Juzgado de Garantías 6 de La Plata.