Bogota Police Arrest 35-Year-Old American After Viral Video Shows Alleged Child Assault
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Updated · The Week · Jun 15
Bogota Police Arrest 35-Year-Old American After Viral Video Shows Alleged Child Assault
3 articles · Updated · The Week · Jun 15
Summary
A 35-year-old U.S. tourist from Texas was detained in Bogotá after residents reported he was allegedly abusing a minor on a balcony in the Chicó Navarra area.
A local woman filmed the scene and shouted for help, drawing a crowd and triggering a police response after the video spread widely online.
Three children aged 4, 7 and 15 were found inside the Airbnb apartment and placed under the protection of Colombia's child welfare agency, ICBF.
Police called in anti-riot officers to remove the suspect safely after about three hours, then handed him to prosecutors to face expected charges of aggravated sexual assault of a minor under 14.
Migration authorities said he entered Colombia on June 6 through Bogotá's El Dorado airport as a tourist, adding to scrutiny of child exploitation cases involving foreign nationals.