Father of Colombian Children Who Survived Plane Crash Accused of Abuse

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian prosecutors introduced sexual abuse costs on Saturday towards the daddy of two of the 4 Indigenous kids who survived a Might aircraft crash within the South American nation’s Amazon area.

The youngsters went lacking after the small aircraft they had been touring in went down, killing their mom and two different adults.

In a press release, prosecutors accused Manuel Ranoque of sexually abusing his 13-year-old step daughter, who was broadly credited with making certain that she and her youthful siblings survived the greater than five-week-long ordeal within the Amazon that garnered headlines throughout the globe.

Ranoque, who was arrested on Friday, stands accused of abusing his step daughter since she was 10 years outdated, in line with the assertion.

Reuters was not capable of find Ranoque or his lawyer after hours on Saturday to request remark.

The youngsters, aged 1 by means of 13, had been hospitalized for over a month after they had been rescued in June. Since then, have been within the care of Colombia’s household welfare institute, the place prosecutors declare the alleged abuse was first suspected.

(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb; Enhancing by David Alire Garcia and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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