Duarte.-An unexpected turn has taken place in the legal case involving physician Wilver Armando Polanco Sanz, who is facing proceedings for an alleged sexual assault that occurred during a pelvic sonography at his health center, after the complainant requested that the court release the doctor.
During the hearing, the patient stated that, over time, she understood that she had been mistaken in interpreting the procedure performed by the specialist and affirmed that the medical examination was carried out in accordance with the corresponding protocols.
The woman further stated that she does not wish to harm the doctor, acknowledging that she misinterpreted the action and attitude of the healthcare professional during the consultation.
In that sense, he asked the court to order the release of Polanco Sanz, considering that his complaint was the result of a confusion regarding the medical procedure performed.
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The case had generated great repercussions after the Public Prosecutor’s Office requested three months of pretrial detention against the doctor, charging him with aggravated sexual assault and violence against women, under articles 330, 331, and 309-1 of the Dominican Penal Code.
The accusation was based on the complaint filed by a patient of Haitian nationality, who claimed to have been sexually assaulted while undergoing a pelvic sonogram in the municipality of Las Guáranas, Duarte province.
Following the change in the complainant’s position, it will be up to the court to evaluate the new statements and determine the course of the judicial process in accordance with the evidence in the file and the arguments of the parties involved.
