A judge of the Judicial Office of Permanent Care Services of the Duarte province postponed for Monday February 23 the knowledge of the request for a measure of coercion against a doctor, accused of alleged sexual assault to the detriment of a patient, in the municipality of The Guáranas.
The magistrate Josefina Noemí Díaz rescheduled the audience with the aim of carrying out a interview to the alleged victim through Gesell Cameraas part of the research process.
The accused, Wilvert Polanco Sanz, is accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a patient of nationality Haitian who went to his office to undergo a pelvic sonography at his health center, located in the aforementioned town.
The prosecuting body requests preventive detention as a measure of coercion, considering that there are sufficient elements that link the accused with the fact investigated.
During his custody transfer, Polanco Sanz avoided answering questions from journalists.
- While the defense The doctor maintains that it is a confusion. He argues that the health center where the incident supposedly occurred is a small, open space, where, according to him, it is possible to observe who enters and leaves, which, in his opinion, will contribute to demonstrating his innocence.
Other complaints
After the case became public, at least three women they denounced that in 2019 The now accused would have sexually assaulted other patients. According to the complainants, at that time they presented complaints who did not advance in the judicial system.
The new audience is scheduled to start from 9:00 in the morning of the next Monday.
