He Public Ministry He deposited on Thursday night his request for measure of coercion Against an alleged network accused of trafficking and sexually exploiting Colombian women in the country. The deposit was made in the Prosecutor’s Office of Santo Domingo Oeste And the case was called Venus operation.
The accusing body requested Preventive prison against the four linked and says that there is the possibility of new Sharing.
The measure of coercion involves Three Dominicans and a Colombian, who are accused of directing a network of traffic and sexual exploitation of people. The detainees are Geraldin and/or Geral Torres, presumably of nationality Colombian; Jason Manuel Santana, aka “Nino”, José Manuel Almánza Taveras and Joel Rodríguez, aka “Yoi” or “Joi”.
The Specialized Attorney General’s Office Against migrant trafficking and people trafficking (Pett) rescued Yesterday in Managuayabo to Eight women of nationality Colombiansupposedly victims of the criminal organization.
The file details that the victims, whose name is omitted to protect their identities and physical integrity, were brought under deception to the Dominican Republic, and then being offered in discos, retained and forced to sustain sexual relations.
The judicial document refers that the victims immediately stepped on Dominican soil, they were retained your passports and forced to pay an alleged debt of three thousand five hundred dollars, whose sum had to pay it with sex work offered to different direct customers, managed by those accused in discos and parks of the Dominican capital.
False promise
The victims were brought to the country with the promise that they would dedicate themselves to being Companies ladiesbut after being received, at the airport and transferred to two apartments from a residential, located in the Managuayabo sector, in the municipality of Santo Domingo Oeste, they were informed that, to pay their debt they had to sustain sexual relations With customers that paid up to 7,000 pesos, whose money was allegedly transferred to the bank accounts of the accused of the Venus operation.
The document argues that the victims were captured in Colombia by the accused Betancur Torres, a sentimental couple of Castro Santos, “who is the boss and manages the operations of the criminal organization.”
During the search, a vehicle was also occupied, owned by the accused Jason Manuel Santana (A) Nino, where a package of a white powder was occupied that turned out to be a hydrochloride cocaine, whose substance was analyzed by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences with a weight of 4.16 kilograms.
A local and international network
Aleika Almontefiscal attorney of the Petthe said: “This request for coercion It is done after a arduous research in which it was found that this network operates nationally and internationally. “
“Only their traffickers receive the money they produce through sexual services,” said the magistrate, who said he hopes to address other areas of the investigation hereinafter.
The prosecutor of Santo Domingo Oeste, Edward Lópezhe applauded joint work to Pettso he said they will be in charge in the fight of the crime.
Wait for the case to be declared complex.
The arrested could face Penalty 15 to 20 years for having retained their victims against their will and forcing them to sustain sexual relationsaccording to the prosecutor’s story.
In the next few hours the Court of Instruction of this jurisdiction will set the hearing.
