Las minors rescued from the House of Mercedesfor alleged labor abuse and exploitation, are in adequate and safe conditionstated the Attorney General of Justice of CDMX, Bertha Alcalde.
In a conference at the Old Town Hall Palace, the local official explained that, after the complaint from two hostel usersboth were moved to safe places as part of the protection measures. Likewise, he indicated that in compliance with a court order, the Other residents were also relocated to other shelters whose location is reserved for security reasons.
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“Since the Prosecutor’s Office We accompanied the transfer that was carried out by the attorney general’s office and the DIF to a shelter that, we can say, is in suitable condition and in safe condition”, he indicated.
They are looking for one more victim
Furthermore, he added that the location of a victim who made a public statementin order to incorporate their testimony into the investigation. Likewise, he indicated that interviews and expert investigations are carried outtaking care that the conditions in which this research takes place are also safe.
He reiterated that the decision to transfer the womendictated by a judge, It is only a preventive measuresince the investigation is still ongoing and therefore the exact number of victims has not been determined.
“Today we cannot say that all the women who were in the shelter were victims, We have these two complaints and we are doing a thorough investigation to determine if there are more“, emphasized the prosecutor.
#ComunicadoFGJCDMX | The #FiscalíaCDMX investigations continue into the crimes of aggravated rape and labor exploitation to the detriment of girls and adolescents who were under the protection of the Casa de las Mercedes IAP Foundation
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Finally, he ruled out that for the moment other shelters have been located where another situation of exploitation has been identified and emphasized that at this moment only those are being investigated. The House of Mercedes.