It is unknown where he is, how he is, or what happened to Loan”. This determination comes as various raids, operations, and searches are being carried out in the Corrientes town of 9 de Julio to gather information that could help determine what happened to the minor in June 2024. In this scenario, the Third Division decided to grant the appeals, annul the appealed decision, and order the continuation of the investigation “without the previously imposed time limit, both in terms of the search for the child and the possibility of gathering new evidence or expanding charges”.
Preliminary hearing in February, a unified case, and 17 accused The case of the missing child has new developments following the designation of a date for the preliminary hearing and the confirmation that the two cases are being unified, meaning 17 accused will go to trial. The first of several preliminary hearings, aimed at presenting defense motions, designating evidence, and appointing witnesses, will take place on February 27, 2026, at 09:30. In turn, the Federal Oral Court of Corrientes ordered “to consolidate the files FCT 2157/2024/TO1 and FCT 2157/2024/TO2”, for which reason there will be 17 accused who go to trial.
Seven of the defendants are accused of the abduction and concealment of the child: Laudelina Peña (Loan's aunt), María Victoria Caillavau and her husband Carlos Guido Pérez, Bernardino Antonio Benítez, Daniel Oscar Ramírez and his partner Mónica del Carmen Millapi, and Commissioner Walter Adrián Maciel. While another 10 are accused of various crimes, including tampering with testimonies, obstructing the investigation, and defrauding the public administration.
“We don't know where he is, how he is, or what happened to Loan”. This determination comes as various raids, operations, and searches are being carried out in the Corrientes town of 9 de Julio to gather information that could help determine what happened to the minor in June 2024. In this scenario, the Third Division decided to grant the appeals, annul the appealed decision, and order the continuation of the investigation “without the previously imposed time limit, both in terms of the search for the child and the possibility of gathering new evidence or expanding charges”.
“We don't want the case to be closed. In fact, we want to know something about our son,” the child's parents stated during the hearing in Cassation.
