Alessia Genoves
@DiarioCoLatino/collaborator
The Usulután Sentencing Court sentenced two transgender people to 26 years in prison for their participation in the rape of an incapable minor, which occurred on May 19, 2021. The defendants, identified as LACQ and CNPM, were found guilty of raping the minor, who suffered physical and psychological consequences as a result of the events.
Participation of the accused and co-authors
According to the Usulután Sentencing Court, the defendants played a decisive role in the execution of the act of rape. It is mentioned that one of the accused was the owner of the home where the events occurred, which indicates active complicity in the event. In addition, the presence of other co-perpetrators in the act is noted, who collaborated in the attack on the minor.
The ruling highlights that the act of rape can be attributed to all those involved who participated jointly and uninterruptedly in the development of the event.
The perpetrator of the rape reported by the Court was identified as J. It is also detailed that the accused, identified as LACQ and CNPM, played active roles in the rape of the minor. According to the Court, “the defendants collaborated jointly and uninterruptedly in the attack on the minor, being a fundamental part in the execution of the crime.” In addition, the presence of other co-authors in the act is mentioned, who were also held responsible for their participation in the rape.
A blow to LGBT demands
Despite progress in reducing violence against LGBT people, cases such as the rape of an incapacitated minor demonstrate the importance of addressing sexual violence in all its forms.
The sentence issued by the Usulután Sentencing Court highlights individual responsibility in criminal acts, regardless of the sexual orientation or gender identity of those involved.
This legal approach seeks to promote justice and equity in Salvadoran society, reaffirming the commitment to the protection of the human rights of all people.
In contrast to this specific case, El Salvador has experienced a reduction in homicides of LGBT people in recent years. In the first four months of 2023, the Comcavis Trans organization announced to the press about the sighting of at least one act of violence, which ended the life of at least one trans woman “without gender expression.” On the other hand, in the last quarter of 2022, at least one suicide of a trans woman, known as “Chokolatito”, was reported.
The numbers of intentional homicides have decreased considerably since 2015; But homicides of LGBT people have not stopped reducing until 2017. In fact, in 2017, up to 17 homicides of LGBT people were reported, while the number of intentional homicides in the country was 3,962, still assuming a reduction 24.9% compared to the 5,276 reported in 2015.
In 2018, 16 LGBT people were murdered; while the number of intentional homicides barely showed a reduction of -15.5% compared to the previous year, amounting to 3,346 people.
On the other hand, at least seven homicides of LGBT people have received justice, from 2020 to 2023. The bloody events involve nine different people, including three police officers, and five members of terrorist structures. Another bloody incident led to the prosecution of an “unnecessary accomplice to murder” for the death of a transgender person, whose body was “decapitated and dismembered.”
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