A woman named Violeta used the media coverage of protests in Corrientes about the missing child Loan Peña, who disappeared on June 13, to allege that she was sexually abused for 10 years by the father of Governor Gustavo Valdés.
"From the age of 14, I was sexually abused by the father of Governor Valdés. For 10 years he abused me. Every time, he gave me a pill and said, ‘You know who I am,’" Violeta revealed live on C5N. "After that, I became pregnant with my son, and when I told him, he responded, ‘How could you be pregnant if I gave you the pill? That child isn’t mine.’ I’ve been fighting for six years," she continued.
According to her shocking testimony, "Manolo" Valdés is planning to move to Spain while she hides in the countryside out of fear. "Why doesn’t he come forward? Why doesn’t he acknowledge his son? Why won’t he give me a DNA test? Do you know how much he gives me for maintenance? $25,000 per month to keep quiet. What can I do? He threatens me, saying, ‘Do you know who my son is?’ I have everything, all the messages from our conversations," Violeta emphasized.
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Daniel "Fierrito" Ramírez testified and claimed that he and his wife are innocent.
Furthermore, Violeta expressed that "Gustavo Valdés knows exactly what I’m talking about because my son’s case isn’t progressing. They posture about being humble, championing children’s rights and women’s rights, yet why don’t they take up my son’s case? Isn’t he a Corrientes native?" she questioned. "Of course, I’m scared because I live in a rural house by the river. I’m not going to complain about that, but all I ask of the people of Corrientes is not to leave me alone and to consider my son’s struggle for his rights," she added.
"I relate to Loan, that poor innocent child. His case gave me the courage to speak out about my son, who is also suffering," the woman lamented. An hour earlier, she had appeared in another live TV segment trying to tell her story, denouncing that "the case is at a standstill and I live in hiding and in poverty." Holding her son’s arm, she declared, "Here is Governor Valdés’ brother."
Manuel Valdés served two terms as the mayor of Ituzaingó, Corrientes, under the Radical Civic Union. Before him, his brother Octavio Valdés also served for eight years. Gustavo Valdés is one of his four children, while the youngest, Juan Pablo, is the current mayor of Ituzaingó. "Manolo" is now 87 and married to Juana Victoria Mosqueda, also from Ituzaingó.
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Fernando Burlando, the lawyer representing Loan’s family, announced that they will file a lawsuit in Comodoro Py against the province of Corrientes on Monday for the disappearance of the child on June 13. "This won’t end here. The complaint will be filed on Monday. This investigation needs someone with backbone, conviction, and energy, who isn’t compromised," Burlando affirmed.
According to Burlando, he will accuse the province of aggravated cover-up, arguing that senators, governors, and police officials are involved. "It’s at least aggravated cover-up, this is no small matter. Where else can I report this if the Justice system doesn’t react? Whenever Valdés and government officials are mentioned, there’s no response from the Justice system. Can’t you see that?" he questioned.
The lawyer also claimed that evidence was manipulated and that many key figures in the case are linked to the provincial government. "How can anyone be so vile as to manipulate evidence and speak so insensitively? They are despicable. This can’t just be a comment; it needs investigation. We are talking about a person who fabricated an accident being accompanied by a senator," he said in an interview with TN.
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