Court Ruling

A San Pedro Sula trial court acquitted Brayan Isaac Garay Martínez of aggravated habitual family violence, ruling that prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence, and ordered an end to criminal proceedings against him.

An appeals court confirmed formal charges against four people, including former Koriun Inversiones manager Iván Velásquez Castro, on money-laundering, weapons, and criminal-association charges stemming from the large-scale investment fraud scheme.

Honduras's Appeals Court unanimously revoked the formal charges against David Chávez, former head of the National Party's Central Committee, over alleged fraud and misconduct in a 75.8-million-lempira (about $3 million) irregular procurement at the national vocational institute.

A Villanueva court ordered Selvin Edgardo Meza Alemán held in pretrial detention on suspicion of repeated sexual assault of a minor, with a preliminary hearing set for August 7.

A specialized national tribunal convicted six people of drug trafficking, illegal weapons possession, and criminal association; sentencing is scheduled for August 7.

A court in San Pedro Sula unanimously acquitted Isaac Sandoval of violence against a woman and injury charges brought by his ex-partner, Colombian model Daniela Aldana, finding insufficient evidence to prove the allegations.

Honduras's Supreme Court rejected journalist José Carlo Panameño's appeal and upheld his conviction for assaulting neighbor Edson Euclides Gutiérrez Lagos over a parking dispute on May 24, 2023, with the victim now breaking years of silence about the incident.

A sentencing court in San Pedro Sula acquitted Jorge Rigoberto Vásquez Corea of aggravated illegal natural-resource extraction, citing insufficient evidence to overcome the presumption of innocence.

A Roatán court ordered the judicial detention of Francisco Antonio Gutiérrez Bonilla on charges of attempted aggravated rape of a minor.