The Civil Guard detains a 59-year-old man as the alleged perpetrator of sexual assault on an eight-year-old boy in La Rioja

The

has arrested a

in a town in

, as the alleged perpetrator of a

-8 years old-, which occurred on October 7.

The agents learned of the facts after

.

In her account, she stated that her son had been approached by an elderly man, when he was on his way home, asking this individual and insistently for his name while caressing his face and genitals.

The agents immediately activated the action protocol for this type of crime and opened the corresponding investigation for its clarification.

The first actions made it possible to obtain a detailed description of the aggressor, so an extensive operation was launched to locate and arrest him, which culminated successfully on October 18.

This individual, after being informed of the reasons for his arrest, spontaneously told one of the agents that he had only caressed the minor.

He then pretended to have a heart attack so he had to be evacuated to the health center.

After being discharged, he was transferred to a police station for the investigation of the corresponding proceedings.

Once they were completed, he was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority, which decreed his release with a restraining order against the minor and a prohibition on communicating with him.

Victims of sexual crimes enjoy special protection, so this Peripheral Communication Office will not provide data that could lead to their identification, the

has recalled .

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