The Puerto Rico Department of Justice has charged a man with lewd acts against a woman who was running along Avenida Isla Verde on June 4. He posted $5,000 bail, and a preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 16.
CAROLINA, P.R., Nov. 1 — The Puerto Rico Department of Justice announced Oct. 30 that it filed a lewd acts charge against a man in connection with an incident involving a woman who was running along Avenida Isla Verde.
The accused is Jean M. Rivera Pacheco, according to Primera Hora and Metro Puerto Rico, which reported the details from a Justice press release. He is charged under Article 133(b) of the Penal Code. The prosecutor said the acts were committed against the woman’s will, Primera Hora reported.
The alleged incident took place June 4 on Avenida Isla Verde in Carolina, near the Playa Serena and Playa Dorada condominiums, the two outlets reported.
Judge Orlando Puldón of the Carolina branch of the Tribunal de Primera Instancia found probable cause for arrest. Bail was set at $5,000 and the accused posted it, according to Primera Hora and Metro. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 16.
The prosecutor is Kechia M. Díaz Aponte of the Justice Department’s Carolina Specialized Unit. Agent María Rodríguez of the Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) in Carolina investigated, the outlets reported.
A charge is an allegation. Rivera Pacheco has not been convicted.
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Sources: Puerto Rico Department of Justice (post on X, Oct. 30); Primera Hora (Oct. 30); Metro Puerto Rico (Oct. 30).
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