Police reported that the arrest took place in San Miguel.
On Saturday night, Jaime Ulises Perla Flores was captured, accused of harassing Channel 10 journalist Wendy Hernández.
The National Civil Police (PNC) announced the arrest via its Twitter account and reported that Perla, who is a member of the ARENA party, was being held in San Miguel.
“We have imprisoned Jaime Ulises Perla Flores of the ARENA Party for the crime of sexual harassment to the detriment of the Channel 10 journalist,” the institution published on its profile.
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“The crime of sexual harassment is foreseen and punished in art. 165 of the Criminal Code. This crime occurred when the journalist was reporting live from a main hotel on the development of the final audit of the 2021 elections, ”police added.
The prosecutor’s office reported that the arrest had been issued since March 9, and during this time they have been working to locate Perla.
The incident took place on Sunday, March 7, when the communicator made a live report on the latest check and came to interview Perla.
Hours later, the TSE revoked Perla’s credential, and the communicator filed a lawsuit in the attorney general’s office.
The crime of sexual harassment is foreseen and punished in art. 165 of the Criminal Code. Photo Screenshot
This was the second case of sexual harassment that took place during the final scrutiny of the last election, the first being that of Roberto Silva against Deputy Karina Sosa and former MP Daniela Genovez, both of the FMLN.
Silva was sent to prison for the crime of violence against it and was given a first hearing on March 12. He is also being tried for the crimes of illegal dissemination of information and harassment using information technologies, as reported by the Public Prosecution Service.
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The trial has been investigated, so the inmate will remain in prison while the prosecution continues the investigation.
Silva, who runs a YouTube channel whose content is related to the Nayib Bukele government and the New Ideas Party (NI), was singled out by the victims for “defamation and violent attacks on them.”
The events took place in a hotel in San Salvador, where the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) carried out the final scrutiny of the Feb. 28 parliamentary and municipal elections. Silva entered the hotel with an accreditation identifying himself as employees of Radio El Salvador.
“Today we have obtained a historical resolution in El Salvador. A resolution that sets a precedent, a precedent in which we must work in the country to eradicate violence against women, ”said the prosecutor in the case.
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It indicated that the prosecution was able to prove with the elements of documentary, expert evidence and testimony “the existence of the crimes” attributed to the suspect.
“With these elements of evidence, the judge has ordered formal detention with the precautionary measure of pre-trial detention,” he added.