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3 stories in #pretrial-detention · El Heraldo
Clear filtersCourt Denies Release Request for Convicted Ex-Prosecutor
A court rejected ex-prosecutor Francia Sofía Medina's request to be released pending sentencing in the BCH vault-theft case, though her lawyer argues she has already spent the legal maximum of 2.5 years in pretrial detention and filed an appeal.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 25, 2026#bch-vault-theft#pretrial-detention#corruptionFormer Forensic Director Questions Evidence in Danlí Teacher Sexual-Assault Case
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.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 19, 2026#sexual-assault#teacher-accused#forensic-medicineConstitutional Court Sides With Ex-Judge Vallecillo
Honduras's Constitutional Court granted an amparo (constitutional remedy) to former judge Marco Antonio Vallecillo and ordered an appeals court to issue a new, properly reasoned ruling on his pretrial detention in an extortion case, finding the original decision violated due process.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jun 27, 2026#judicial-ruling#amparo#due-process