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Serial Abuser Convicted in Colombia for Assaulting Nine Women

A man in Montería, Colombia, was identified and charged after abusing nine women while posing as a mototaxi driver.

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Nine women, aged between 11 and 24, reported being sexually abused by the suspect between 2019 and 2024 after requesting transport services. [1] The General Prosecutor's Office in Colombia identified and judicialized Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez, a serial abuser in Montería, following multiple complaints from women regarding sexual abuse. [2] The Colombian Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General de la Nación) linked at least nine separate investigations of sexual assaults in Montería, Córdoba, to a single individual named Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez. [3] A prosecutor from the Sexual Abuse Victims Assistance Center (Caivas) in the Córdoba section charged Caro with violent sexual access, violent sexual acts, abusive sexual access, and sexual acts with minors under 14. [4] Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez, a 59-year-old man, used his activity as a mototaxi driver to approach victims, then diverted them to isolated areas like the Oxidation Lakes and Berlín Wetland to commit assaults. [5] Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez allegedly exploited his role as a mototaxi driver to approach women waiting for transport and then diverted them to isolated, wooded areas. [6] Prosecutors charged Caro with violent sexual acts and abuse involving minors, though he denied the allegations during the hearing. [7] The nine victims were between 11 and 24 years old, and the incidents occurred between 2019 and 2024. [8]
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  1. Nine women, aged between 11 and 24, reported being sexually abused by the suspect between 2019 and 2024 after requesting transport services. · El Universal
  2. The General Prosecutor's Office in Colombia identified and judicialized Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez, a serial abuser in Montería, following multiple complaints from women regarding sexual abuse. · El Universal
  3. The Colombian Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General de la Nación) linked at least nine separate investigations of sexual assaults in Montería, Córdoba, to a single individual named Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez. · Publimetro Colombia
  4. A prosecutor from the Sexual Abuse Victims Assistance Center (Caivas) in the Córdoba section charged Caro with violent sexual access, violent sexual acts, abusive sexual access, and sexual acts with minors under 14. · El Universal
  5. Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez, a 59-year-old man, used his activity as a mototaxi driver to approach victims, then diverted them to isolated areas like the Oxidation Lakes and Berlín Wetland to commit assaults. · El Universal
  6. Kevin Andrés Caro Vásquez allegedly exploited his role as a mototaxi driver to approach women waiting for transport and then diverted them to isolated, wooded areas. · Publimetro Colombia
  7. Prosecutors charged Caro with violent sexual acts and abuse involving minors, though he denied the allegations during the hearing. · Publimetro Colombia
  8. The nine victims were between 11 and 24 years old, and the incidents occurred between 2019 and 2024. · Publimetro Colombia
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