DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

A sister of Santa Arias protested not being allowed to speak with the abuse victim. Arias was taken to a battered women home where she has been kept after receiving threat calls and offers of cash so that she desist from the accusations. Arias’ sister also complained about the alleged privileges the victimizer has received, while their relative is kept in insolation, as reported on Noticias SIN.

“It is assumed that my sister was the one who was assaulted and she should not be the one in jail and this gentleman, “el león” (the lion) as they call him, has all the privileges where he is while she [Santa Arias] does not even have communication with us, her relatives and it should not be like that,” the sister of Santa Arias complained to the press.

She said that since 1 January, when Santa Arias was taken to a foster home by order of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in order...