José Alperovich’s statement in the sexual abuse case: “This is armed”

After being received by a crowd of people in the courts of the City of Buenos Aires under demands for justice and shouts of “rapist”, the former governor of Tucumán, José Alperovich, testified in front of Judge Ramos Padilla in the framework of the case that has him as the main accused of sexual abuse. The accusation he faces, which was initiated by prosecutor Sandro Abraldes, and which brought him to trial implies that he faces charges of three attempts of sexual abuse and six of sexual violence aggravated by carnal access that would land him in jail for 15 years. I came before you today because I want you to clear up your doubts, at the disposal of the prosecutor, about the complaints. There was an economic motive and a political motive, the idea is that he can show his face, and that this can be clarified,” he began by affirming before the Oral Criminal Court No. 29.In that sense, he pointed out that “I did not abuse Flor, that is a lie. I’m a 70-year-old man,” adding, “It changed my life, doctor. Perhaps no one is interested in this, but events of this nature change one’s life. I am a living dead, thank God I have my family. I’m here to get rid of all the doubts, I’m here to show my face.” She also said that “I never called her niece. She didn’t even call me uncle. Never. She wants to install that I prostituted the secretary. All of this is put together. It’s been five years since the press called me violin,” and stressed that “this is set up so that it has transcendence in Buenos Aires. He is politically armed. I have no doubts about all that.”

Original source in Spanish