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Argentina sentences 10 in Marita Veron sex trafficking case | Argentina sentences 10 in Marita Veron sex trafficking case |
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A court in Argentina has sentenced 10 people to up to 22 years in jail for the kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a young woman, Marita Veron. | A court in Argentina has sentenced 10 people to up to 22 years in jail for the kidnapping and sexual exploitation of a young woman, Marita Veron. |
The defendants were all cleared of abducting her in 2012, but a new trial was ordered after her mother, Susana Trimarco, appealed. | The defendants were all cleared of abducting her in 2012, but a new trial was ordered after her mother, Susana Trimarco, appealed. |
She said "justice has been done". | She said "justice has been done". |
The case shone a light on sex trafficking in Argentina after Ms Trimarco rescued many women in the search for her daughter. | |
Ms Veron disappeared from the city of San Miguel de Tucuman when she was 23 years old, but has never been found. | |
Sex workers reported spotting her in several locations in the country, where they said she was forced to work as a prostitute. | Sex workers reported spotting her in several locations in the country, where they said she was forced to work as a prostitute. |
The court in the north-western province of Tucuman handed down sentences of 22 years in prison to two brothers, Jose and Gonzalo Gomez. | The court in the north-western province of Tucuman handed down sentences of 22 years in prison to two brothers, Jose and Gonzalo Gomez. |
Seven other defendants received sentences of at least 10 years; a 10th accused was given 15 days of house arrest. | Seven other defendants received sentences of at least 10 years; a 10th accused was given 15 days of house arrest. |
'Keep fighting' | 'Keep fighting' |
"I never found Marita, but justice has been done," Ms Trimarco said after the sentencing. | |
"I do not mean with this that I'm not going to keep fighting. | "I do not mean with this that I'm not going to keep fighting. |
"We will continue until the day we will know what they did with Marita," the Argentine newspaper, La Nacion, quoted her as saying. | "We will continue until the day we will know what they did with Marita," the Argentine newspaper, La Nacion, quoted her as saying. |
Last December, a court in Tucuman overturned an earlier ruling which had cleared the defendants. | Last December, a court in Tucuman overturned an earlier ruling which had cleared the defendants. |
Their acquittal in December 2012 caused outrage in Argentina, with thousands taking to the streets in Tucuman and the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, in protest. | Their acquittal in December 2012 caused outrage in Argentina, with thousands taking to the streets in Tucuman and the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, in protest. |
Ms Veron had been on her way to a local hospital for a medical appointment when she was abducted. | Ms Veron had been on her way to a local hospital for a medical appointment when she was abducted. |
As her mother launched a campaign to find her, the case soon became a symbol of the fight against human trafficking in Argentina. | As her mother launched a campaign to find her, the case soon became a symbol of the fight against human trafficking in Argentina. |
The information she gathered led to police raids in which dozens of sexually exploited women were rescued. | The information she gathered led to police raids in which dozens of sexually exploited women were rescued. |
Ms Trimarco's campaign also helped bring about new laws against human trafficking in Argentina. | |
In 2007, she set up a foundation, the Fundacion Maria de los Angeles, named after her missing daughter, which has helped rescue victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. | In 2007, she set up a foundation, the Fundacion Maria de los Angeles, named after her missing daughter, which has helped rescue victims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking. |
She was also among those given the first US Secretary of State International Women of Courage award in 2007 by Condoleezza Rice, for her efforts against human trafficking. | She was also among those given the first US Secretary of State International Women of Courage award in 2007 by Condoleezza Rice, for her efforts against human trafficking. |
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