Prosecutors in Bolivia have requested the arrest of former President Evo Morales in connection to a sexual abuse investigation involving his alleged fathering of a child with a 15-year-old girl. The arrest warrant, pending judge approval, was issued after Morales failed to comply with an order to testify in the case.
Morales, who governed Bolivia for 13 years until 2019, has been residing in the rural area of Chapare, surrounded by loyal supporters, since reports of his potential arrest emerged in September. The allegations against Morales involve a child he is said to have had with a teenage girl in 2016, a relationship that would constitute statutory rape under Bolivian law.
