These individuals recruited young women in Medellín with false promises of employment, who later became victims of this network operating in Europe.
Due to the evidence obtained by the Attorney General’s Office, Juan David Ceballos Madrid and Paola Andrea Acevedo García pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of young Colombian women in Greece through a preliminary agreement.
A judge approved the plea bargain and sentenced them to 6 years and 7 months in prison for human trafficking. Ceballos Madrid was also sentenced for the crimes of trafficking, manufacturing, or possession of narcotics; and trafficking, manufacturing, and possession of firearms.
The investigations allowed to establish that these individuals were responsible for contacting women facing financial difficulties and in vulnerable circumstances in Medellín (Antioquia), and offering them fraudulent job opportunities in restaurants and public establishments in this European country.
Upon their arrival at the destination, victims were deprived of their personal identification documents, confined, and informed about an alleged debt ranging from 3,400 to 3,600 euros purportedly due to tickets, accommodation, and food. These funds had to be paid by victims by engaging in sexual activities.
The Office of the Attorney General linked the complaints filed by nine women between 2023 and 2024, who were contacted by the now convicted men and who, through deception, they became victims of this sexual exploitation network.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.