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A 74-year-old man in Comayagüela was arrested on October 14 after a physician discovered images and videos of child sexual abuse on his phone while helping clear storage space and reported it to authorities.

Urías Jabin Lovo Montoya, a TikTok content creator, was ordered held pending trial in Danlí on charges of aggravated mistreatment of a minor and misuse of emergency calls, with an initial hearing set for August 25.

A 27-year-old woman from Francisco Morazán was arrested on charges of sexually exploiting her 14-year-old niece, who has a disability, by forcing her into sex acts at a motel and threatening to kill the child's mother to ensure silence.

Police arrested Maykel Cruz Cruz, 20, in Nacaome after a digital investigation found he had sexually abused a girl since age 8, recorded the assaults, and sold the videos online; the now-13-year-old victim has been placed in protective custody.

An 11-year-old gave birth at a hospital in Santa Rosa de Copán on July 4; her father says he was unaware of the pregnancy and has asked authorities to investigate the circumstances and identify those responsible.

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.