The former prosecutor from Samana, Robert Justo Bobadilla, received a one year suspended jail sentence, when the judge presiding over the case came to an agreement with Bobadillas attorneys. Under the agreement, Bobadilla pled guilty to sexual harassment of 10 women, including former employees of the Public Prosecution Service, clients and others. He had served only four months of pre-trial custody when the deal was reached. It is not clear what, if any, agreements with the victims were that apparently led to the plea deal.
Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez said that he reaffirmed the commitment of the Public Prosecution Service to support women who were victims of sexual violence and said that this case proved that anyone committing a crime of this nature would be prosecuted.
While Bobadilla had only completed four months in jail of preventive custody prior to receiving the suspended sentence, he will now be under surveillance and has to attend counseling sessions.
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El Dia
Listin Diario
9 October 2018
