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Case Against Tycoon Marcelo Porcel: Hidden Cameras Found

The case against tycoon Marcelo Porcel for sexual abuse of minors continues. A computer forensic analysis confirmed the existence of hidden cameras in his home. The complainant's lawyer insists on his client's arrest.


Case Against Tycoon Marcelo Porcel: Hidden Cameras Found

Buenos Aires, January 28 (NA) – The case against the tycoon Marcelo Porcel for the sexual abuse of at least 10 minors remains active following the discovery of hidden cameras. This was learned after the scientific analysis obtained through the computer forensic examination of the devices seized from the family Porcel's private home,” commented Hawlena. On the “Vamos Rivadavia” program with journalist Gonzalo Bañez, the lawyer explained the current situation of the investigation and the controversial decisions of the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 50, presided over by Carlos Manuel Bruniard, with the intervention of the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecution Office No. 1, whose head is Pablo Turano. “The forensic tests confirmed the existence of hidden cameras by verifying that on his cell phone he had a screenshot of a video recording through a hidden lens that was directly oriented towards the mirror in the shower inside the bathroom of his children's bedroom,” explained Hawlena. Hawlena pointed out that this lens was aimed at filming his children's friends who stayed to sleep or played sports. Faced with this scenario, the complainant indicated that they have “requested that the prosecutor's office authorize us to review those images, because none of the parents have yet been summoned to identify them.” “We have requested, not only the interrogation for the charge of aggravated sexual abuse due to the condition of guardian and multiplicity of victims, but also for the delivery of money or something in exchange for the person who receives it to have some sexual manifestation, added to the corruption of minors in its aggravated form,” he highlighted. Hawlena maintains that the judge rejected the request for detention and questioning twice, despite having the necessary evidence to advance the criminal process, as learned by the Argentine News Agency. “In the case of the first five children, we requested the interrogation and detention, however, the judge did not grant us anything. The prosecutor's office accompanied us in the first phase, but not with the arrest,” he added on Radio Rivadavia. “The only thing we have achieved as protection is a simple quarterly precautionary measure, which in reality does not guarantee that this person would hypothetically approach the minors,” he stated. Pablo Hawlena Gianotti, the complainant's lawyer, spoke about the results of the forensic tests and insisted on his detention and interrogation. “It was proven that he was also filming the children by placing hidden cameras in the bathroom or in the bedrooms.”