2023-08-12 14:43:00
Colombian forces take care of the siblings who went missing following a fatal plane crash in June.
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The father of the children, who survived 40 days in the Colombian rainforest following a small plane crashed, has been arrested, according to media reports. It is regarding the allegation of sexual harassment, reported on Friday (local time) Colombian media such as the newspaper “El Tiempo” and the broadcaster Caracol.
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The father of the children rescued from the Colombian jungle has been arrested. According to the Colombian media, he is accused of sexual harassment. The media had already reported various allegations once morest him at the end of June.
It was initially unclear what exactly the man was accused of, who is the biological father of the two youngest of the four children and stepfather of the older two. The media had already reported on various allegations once morest him at the end of June.
The family welfare authority of the South American country (ICBF) had reportedly denied the man access to the children a good two weeks ago. ICBF boss Astrid Cáceres told journalists that she had heard the news of the arrest. She called for respect for the protection of children.
Search parties found the children in early June following 40 days in the rainforest. They had crashed in the wilderness on May 1st with a propeller plane. They had been with their mother on their way to their father, who said he had fled threats from an armed criminal group. As a result of the crash, the children’s mother died, as well as the pilot and an indigenous leader.
The children then had to fend for themselves in the jungle. The siblings – a boy and three girls, aged 1 to 13 at the time – belong to an indigenous community. Their knowledge of the region may have helped them survive in the jungle. They subsisted on wild passion fruit and mangoes, as well as food packages dropped by the military.
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