Four hundred twenty seven (427) people accused of committing sexual offenses against children and teenagers were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Team (Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación CTI) belonging to 32 Regional Offices in the country.
The operation known as Segunda Jornada Nacional de Capturas por Violencia Sexual contra Menores* was conducted in all national territory during the first week of December.
69 arrests were conducted in Bogota, 31 in Cali, 29 in Boyacá and 28 in Antioquia.
Investigations proved that sexual offenders in 144 of the cases were victims´ friends, in 109 of the cases were relatives, in 41 were stepfathers/stepmothers, in 36 of the occasions were neighbors, in 28 cases were their own mother/father, and 53 aggressions were committed by strangers.
*Second national event of arrests due to sexual offenses committed against minors