El Salvador court frees woman on trial after bearing rapist's baby

[Judi Lynn]

El Salvador court frees woman on trial after bearing rapist's baby
Imelda Cortez, 20, faced an attempted murder charge under draconian abortion laws after being raped by her stepfather
Nina Lakhani
Mon 17 Dec 2018 17.11 EST Last modified on Mon 17 Dec 2018 19.58 EST

A rape victim who was charged with attempted murder in El Salvador after giving birth to her abuser’s baby has been found not guilty and freed from jail.

Imelda Cortez, 20, has been in custody since April 2017 after giving birth in a latrine to a baby girl fathered by her abusive stepfather.

She was facing 20 years in prison after prosecutors argued that failing to tell anyone about the pregnancy or seek medical attention for the baby amounted to attempted murder.

The decision to prosecute Cortez, who suffered years of sexual abuse, had prompted outrage around the world.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/el-salvador-rape-victim-freed-imelda-cortez-abortion

LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142225476

[Laffy Kat]

1. Cannot express how much this enrages me.

[MFM008]

2. Damn nice of them

[cvoogt]

3. and the rapist walks free

and has not even been charged and won't be charged