A report with three new anonymous complaints about abuse of minors in shelters in the country was presented  Tuesday, August 24 to the Commission for Women, Children, Youth and the Family of the National Assembly by Deputy Emely García Miró.

"We are talking about serious crimes, if they are true, such as rape, abuse of minors with disabilities, systematic psychological violence," said Deputy Emely García Miró, who “These cases have occurred in the Tocumen area and have spread to other regions of the country,” she added.

As a result, the Ministry of Social Development reported that it filed a criminal complaint with the Public Ministry (MP) for alleged cases of violence and abuse against girls, boys and adolescents living in shelters, derived from the report presented by the legislative commission and following up on the complaints previously filed by the National Secretariat for Children, Adolescents and the Family ( Senniaf ).

According to Deputy Harding, vice president of the Commission, the events would have occurred this year, specifically after April.