It is tragic to report that cases of abuse against women have become a daily occurrence in Transmillennium. Unfortunately, these are only increasing. One of the more recent ones saw a man arrested and prosecuted after using the service to record the moment he was accused of impurity under the age of 15.
The community referred to Daniel Esteban Torres Barrios as a “kidnapper”, a man who was said to be impure. And indeed the office of the Attorney General has decided that the woman I see is right.
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According to the investigation of the entity at night at the Transmilenio station, he came here unexpectedly to a place where he was under 15 years old. He tried to be ashamed of various crimes.
The family of the minor speaks
“He approached my sister and began to touch her. Thank God that the people there separated,” said the little sister.
Here he was caught in a flagrant crime, accused and convicted, amid the scorn of the indignant city, which rebuked him, and went round under guard.
The most unfortunate thing about this case is that the brother promises the victim that after this event his life will not be the same again;
“He’s the worst. He doesn’t want to eat, he doesn’t want to at all. That has us absolutely worried as a family,” the alleged abuser said.
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The Office of the Attorney General of the Nation obtained an injunction against the assailant for the crime of sexual assault, which he did not accept.
According to the Police data, in 2023, 77 are arrested for this crime of insult in progress. This figure represents an increase compared to 2022, where at the same time 27 arrests were recorded for the same crime.
