Paraguay captures man who allegedly impregnated stepdaughter

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Paraguay captures man who allegedly impregnated stepdaughter
By Hugo Olazar (AFP) 1 hour ago.

The man who allegedly sexually abused and impregnated his 10-year-old stepdaughter, sparking a debate on abortion in Paraguay, was arrested Saturday after 15 days on the run, police said.

Gilberto Benitez, 42, insisted he was innocent and set-up by his girlfriend, the stepdaughter's mother. He faces 15 years in prison if convicted of rape.

"I will do any (paternity) test to show it wasn't me," he said, adding: "I've been with tons of women, and I never got anybody pregnant." The rape and impregnation of the 10-year-old girl prompted a heated abortion discussion in both houses of the country's Congress.

Abortion is a criminal offense in Paraguay, a conservative mostly Roman Catholic country, except in cases when the mother's life is in danger. Humanitarian groups say the girl's 75-pound (34 kilo) body cannot support her pregnancy, now at five months, and her life is in danger.




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[Thinkingabout]

1. Definitely a case of rape by whomever, this child should not be subject to

Punishment by forcing her to have the baby. This is one of my pet peeves about allowing abortions. Even if he is not the father and he has raped her he needs punishment.

[steve folk]

2. Rrrrr

very good point.

[onecent]

3. Whoa

Jesus H. Christ...what the F**k is wrong with people of other countries that ..nevermind...
there are no F***king words...

10 years old...75 lbs....

NO COMMON SENSE WITH THESE PEOPLE???????????

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Other countries?

We have the same kind of people here. Give them the chance, and they'll enforce the same laws.

[haikugal]

5. They are already enforcing such laws...

[DirkGently]

6. Paul Ryan wants the same thing.

"No exceptions." They see giving birth as every woman (or girl's) proper punishment for allowing sex to happen, regardless of circumstances.

Abortion opponents do not care at all about pregnant women. Besides the overall effort to make abortion unavailable, humiliating and costly, a huge number of mainstream Republicans support bills with no exceptions at all for rape or incest, or even with those exceptions, only when the woman / rape victim / small child / person in danger of losing their life can "prove it" to an appropriate governmental authority.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

12. exactly.

They don't care about un-pregnant women, either.


I hate repukes and fundies with a white hot fire of disgust.

[DirkGently]

15. You know it's bad when we compare to small, poor countries

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in our treatment of women.

The fact any of these attacks on reproductive rights are allowed to stand is almost incomprehensible in light of improving attitudes toward other marginalized groups. Sometimes I think conservatives try to "take back" progress on other fronts from women -- their "go to" group to attack.

Time to stop backsliding, and start backLASHING.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. I agree...big time.

In my not very humble opinion, And just speculating over part of a hugely complex problem.......
we're an easy mark.

Because soooo many women are enmeshed in "soft sexism" patterns (internalized shame/loathing, judgemental thinking, socialized to be passive, etc.), have few skills to fight back against blatant sexism, and can be isolated in childcare, work, mounds of responsibilities with little time for rebellion, and .....

.....What I think is our biggest hurdle: mostly, we tend not to be aggressive. To stand out, to defend oneself is to invite male violence therefore, we live with the fact that we must weigh our safety into every action; we tend not to fight back.

"Might makes right" thinking has been imprinted over millions of years of evolution.

How do we reverse that, and attain enough power to be heard?
We would have to unify in large numbers (herd protection).

Or...become comfortable with firearms. ugh.

[gopiscrap]

17. I totally agree

thank you!

[secondwind]

7. the article is heartbreaking.. separating mother from daughter, etc. WHY do these people think that

every ejaculation has to have A NAME??

[valerief]

8. Fuckin' murderous religion. nt

[SunSeeker]

9. This story is disgusting on so many levels. The adults of Paraguay have utterly abused this girl.

[okaawhatever]

10. If he is guilty there is a special place in hell for him. nt

[Plucketeer]

14. Somebody's guilty

I don't believe in "virgin births".

[mackerel]

11. If only some activist could smuggle her out and get her some place safe.

[christx30]

13. Aren't there severe health risks

from having a child that young? I was watching a story about forced child marriages in the middle east, and the girls suffered crippling health problems. The body is just not ready at that age to carry a child to term. The government of Paraguay is trading one life for another.

[Judi Lynn]

18. Paraguay rebuked over pregnant child rape victim

Paraguay rebuked over pregnant child rape victim
55 minutes ago

Paraguay "failed to protect" a pregnant 10-year-old rape victim who has been denied an abortion, a group of UN human rights experts has said. The girl allegedly became pregnant after being raped by her stepfather.

The Paraguayan government's decision has resulted in "grave violations" of the girl's rights, the experts said, and called for her to have access to "all necessary healthcare".

. . .

The country's health minister Antonio Barrios told the Paraguayan newspaper ABC (in Spanish) that abortion had been "completely ruled out" for the girl, and that he was hopeful for a "happy outcome" to her pregnancy.

The girl is approximately 23 weeks pregnant.

More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32698371