{"id":484004,"date":"2025-09-23T09:56:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/parents-of-those-accused-of-rape-in-km-14-defend-their-children-say-act-was-consensual\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T09:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:56:19","slug":"parents-of-those-accused-of-rape-in-km-14-defend-their-children-say-act-was-consensual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/parents-of-those-accused-of-rape-in-km-14-defend-their-children-say-act-was-consensual\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents of those accused of rape in Km 14 defend their children; say act was consensual"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo. \u2013 <\/strong>The parents of three minors accused of sexually abusing a teenager on the <strong>kilometer 14 of the Duarte highway<\/strong> came out in defense of their children, denying the accusations and alleging that it is a setup against them.\n\n<strong>Johani Dom\u00ednguez<\/strong>, mother of one of those indicated, maintained that the victim&#8217;s mother &#8220;knows that her daughter lied&#8221; and that even in previous conversations she would have admitted that the relationship was consensual.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;She came to talk to me and told me that what hurt her was that her daughter arrived without a penny, not that she had been forced,&#8221;<\/strong> she declared. Dom\u00ednguez also denounced that the accusations have damaged the reputation of young people who, according to her, are students and athletes in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/haitiana-victima-de-violacion-ha-recibido-asistencia-legal-y-psicologica\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"527845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haitian victim of rape has received legal and psychological assistance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nFor his part, Restituyo Vald\u00e9s Batista, father of another of those indicated, explained that he has audios and screenshots of conversations that, according to him, would demonstrate that what happened was part of a planned encounter between the teenagers.\n\n&#8220;There was no rape there, what there was was a consensual relationship. There are messages where they were even scheduling,&#8221; he indicated, while rejecting the accusations that he had tried to bribe or pressure the complainant&#8217;s mother.\n\nBoth parents agreed that the accusations are part of a defamation campaign against their children and demanded that the authorities investigate the facts impartially.\n\n&#8220;We want these guys&#8217; names cleared, because what&#8217;s being done is unfair,&#8221; they insisted.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. \u2013 The parents of three minors accused of sexually abusing a teenager on the kilometer 14 of the Duarte highway came out in defense of their children, denying the accusations and alleging that it is a setup against them. 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