Sexual Assault

Police in Villanueva, Cortés arrested a 40-year-old man accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter from age 8, including rape beginning at age 11, with threats used to silence both the child and her mother.

Police in Concordia, Olancho arrested a man accused of sexually abusing his 18-month-old stepdaughter after the child's mother reported the assault; he attempted to poison himself as officers arrived at his home.

A security guard in San Pedro Sula was ordered held in pretrial detention after a judge found sufficient evidence that he contacted a 12-year-old girl via WhatsApp and sexually abused her; preliminary hearings are set for November 4.

Congress approved a motion on July 28 requesting information from the Public Ministry and police on complaints of sexual assault, harassment, and rape of minors in Honduran schools, citing multiple cases under investigation in 2026.

The prosecutor's office filed an appeal of a judge's decision to reduce pretrial detention measures against Mario Carbajal, an evangelical pastor accused of eight sexual offenses against three minors.

Honduras's child-welfare agency (Senaf) documented 62 pregnancies among girls and adolescents so far in 2026, attributing them to sexual violence, and warned that many victims do not report abuse or seek institutional help.

A judge in San Pedro Sula ordered a teacher at Instituto José Trinidad Reyes held in pretrial detention on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student on July 2, with a preliminary hearing set for September 7.

Joel Alexander Orellana Ramos, 21, from La Lima, Cortés, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Texas in 2024 and received an 8-year prison sentence; he will be required to register as a sex offender for life and faces deportation upon release.

A José Trinidad Reyes Institute teacher in San Pedro Sula, Lenin Marel Jaco García, is scheduled for his initial court hearing on July 31 after being accused of sexual assault against a minor; he remains in pretrial detention at El Progreso prison.

Police arrested a 19-year-old man accused of rape, robbery, and other sexual assaults against a child in Comayagua.

A 31-year-old man was arrested in San Pedro Sula after a woman reported that her ex-partner, allegedly intoxicated, attempted to sexually assault her granddaughter at their home.

A man and woman were convicted of sexual assault, aggravated assault, and family violence against three children ages 6, 9, and 12, with the stepfather receiving 43.5 years and his partner an additional sentence.

A judge ordered Mauro Neptalí Sosa López held in pretrial detention on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child under 13; an initial hearing is scheduled for July 23.

National Police arrested a man in Comayagua on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault against a minor.

Denis Castro Bobadilla, a former chief of forensic medicine, has challenged the forensic findings in the case against a Danlí teacher and municipal councilman accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student, saying the investigation contains gaps that should have been resolved before the case was filed.

Milton Josué García Hernández, 19, was arrested after police say he contacted a 13-year-old girl on TikTok, met her in person in Florida, Copán, and sexually assaulted her twice at his home in the Los Dormitorios village.

A San Pedro Sula trial court acquitted Denis Javier Erazo Cruz of multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault, rape, and human trafficking of a minor, citing insufficient evidence.

A judge ordered Willian Fabricio Acuña Ramírez held in pretrial detention on charges of two counts of aggravated sexual assault against protected witnesses, with a preliminary hearing set for July 21.

Police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 78-year-old woman in El Progreso, Yoro.

Police in Olanchito, Yoro, arrested two laborers aged 32 and 24 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 31-year-old man in his home on Saturday night and threatening him to prevent him from reporting the crime.

A 20-year-old private-school math and science teacher was arrested in La Ceiba after his suspected repeated sexual abuse of an 11-year-old student came to light when the girl's mother discovered incriminating messages on her daughter's phone.

The ATIC (Honduras's anti-trafficking unit) arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor.

The Western Regional Prosecutor's Office arrested a man accused of sexual assault in Copán as part of a nationwide operation.