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Latin Times
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Pedro Camacho

American Citizen Released in Colombia After President Petro Questioned Viral Child Abuse Allegations in Bogotá

A man with child stands on a balcony with a sale poster during a demonstration in Lisbon for better housing conditions on September 30, 2023. Thousands of people marched in the streets of Lisbon as well as in around twenty other cities to demand measures to address the housing crisis which mainly affects large urban centers. The housing crisis has been brewing since Portugal, threatened with bankruptcy, appealed in 2011 for international financial aid. (Credit: Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP) (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

A U.S. citizen arrested in Bogotá after a viral video sparked allegations of child sexual abuse has been released without charges after Colombian authorities concluded there was no evidence of a crime.

According to Colombia's prosecutor's office, there was "no sexual abuse and no physical violence" and "no evidence indicating criminal conduct," findings reported by Noticias Caracol and later confirmed by Colombian child welfare officials.

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