Gabriel Boric has been condemned for alleged sexual assault and dissemination of intimate images, with the defense alleging complete innocence

(CNN Spanish) – A woman condemned Chilean President Gabriel Boric for alleged sexual harassment between 2013 and 2014. The president’s defense this Tuesday flatly denied that anything like this had happened and, instead, offered another story.

In a press conference, the president’s lawyer, Jonathan Valenzuela, explained that his client was “the victim of systematic harassing emails being sent against him, who is now filing a complaint with the Magallanes Regional Prosecutor’s Office as a new episode.” Office on September 6, 2024.”

According to Valenzuela, the complainant, whose identity has been kept secret, met Boric in the context of his professional practice in Punta Arenas, in the southern region of Magallanes. Boric’s attorney says that from there he sent 25 emails from different email addresses to the current president. “In one of them, explicit images were sent, unsolicited and not consented to by the (now) president,” Valenzuela said.

CNN contacted the Chilean president’s lawyer for more information, but has not yet received a response.

Boric’s defense explained in a statement that “Ten years later, the sender of the email already filed a baseless complaint against President Gabriel Boric. There has been no communication between my client and the sender since July 2014. My client has received information about his There was never an emotional or friendly relationship with them and there has been no communication between them since July 2014.

Valenzuela said that “From the first moment, President Boric has been at the complete disposal of the most complete explanation of these events,” explaining that he has already sent a copy with all the emails to the prosecutor’s office.

From La Moneda Palace, the government spokeswoman, Camila Vallejo, told a press conference that the data provided by the complainant was “completely false”. “We are facing baseless complaints about incidents that never happened. The President has not been informed, called, or even requested by the Prosecutor’s Office regarding this complaint,” adding that “this is common for those who seek public comment.” Most people experience this type of harassment through social networks, email or otherwise, and not for everyone. Of those have been reported.”

For his part, the regional prosecutor of Magallanes, Cristian Crisósto Rifo, explained that he is also investigating the possible crime of inappropriate dissemination of intimate images. “Borick is the accused in this case, albeit in a perjured capacity (it has not yet been brought to court before a guarantee judge and, therefore, the crimes have not yet been formalized), with various cases pending. From day one, the victim has been offered attention and advice in all activities. For now, the matter has been reserved.”