After it became known that several minor victims of sexual violence were exposed in a public activity held inside the shelter founded by the evangelical pastor and current congresswoman Milagros Jáureguithe Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) was forced to take action due to the seriousness of the matter.
Through a statement, this Thursday he reported that The progressive transfer of girls and adolescents has been ordered affected people to other specialized centers that guarantee adequate conditions for their well-being, safety and comprehensive development.
“With the aim of prioritizing the best interests of the residents of the residential shelter ‘La Casa del Padre’, we have initiated the procedures to vary the protection measure,” he stated.
The MIMP made this decision after carrying out, last Monday, various supervision and verification actions in that private shelter that has been in operation for more than eight years. However, The sector would also have responsibility because, according to legislator Milagros Jáuregui herself, the Special Protection Unit of said ministry referred at least 150 pregnant or parenting teenagers to them in these years.
Prosecutor’s Office also reacts
The situation is critical. Therefore, this Thursday too the Provincial Family Prosecutor’s Office of La Molina-Cieneguillamade an unexpected visit to the residential shelter ‘La Casa del Padre’ within the framework of the beginning of an investigation for the alleged violation of the rights of girls, boys and adolescents.
In that space, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, The presence of 29 adolescents and seven babies was confirmed, who must now be transferred to other reception centers, in accordance with the provisions of the MIMP.
A series of documentary evidence was also verified and general consultations were carried out with some adolescents under a comprehensive and non-revictimizing protection approach.
In addition, aspects related to confidentiality conditions were reviewed and image protection, internal protocols on dissemination of institutional activities, measures adopted to prevent situations of re-victimization; as well as the general conditions of the shelter founded by the parliamentarian of Popular Renewal.
The diligence was ordered by the provincial prosecutor Genaro Solís Quispe to verify compliance with the legal obligations that the shelter, located in Cieneguilla, has with the protection of the identity, dignity, privacy and comprehensive development of girls and adolescents, particularly those in situations of special vulnerability.
