Girl escapes from 12 years of captivity after being 'kidnapped by bus driver at age seven'

Carlos Humberto Grisales Higuita, a schoolhouse autobus operator successful Medellin, Colombia, is accused of kidnapping a miss erstwhile she was 7 and sexually abusing her implicit a 12 twelvemonth period

A schoolhouse autobus operator has been arrested aft allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing a miss for 12 years.

Carlos Humberto Grisales Higuita is accused of utilizing his occupation to instrumentality the miss successful 2012, erstwhile she was conscionable seven, and past keeping her hidden astatine properties successful Medellin and Bello, successful Colombia.

State prosecutors said that Grisales Higuita “manipulated her psychologically and sexually abused her, making her deliberation this behaviour was normal”.

During the play erstwhile she was kidnapped, the miss could not beryllium traced by her household and she did not spell to school, it is claimed. It was lone erstwhile she was 16 that she reportedly confronted Grisales Higuita and managed to flight from him successful February this year.

The alleged abuser was arrested successful Medellin this week and faces charges that see the rape of a insignificant and producing kid pornography. He has denied the charges aft appearing successful tribunal this week and is being held successful custody.

A connection from the prosecutor’s bureau read: “The man, who worked arsenic a schoolhouse autobus driver, allegedly detained a 7-year-old miss successful aboriginal 2012 and took her to a location successful the metropolis centre. He allegedly psychologically manipulated and sexually assaulted her, making her judge that specified behaviour was normal.

"During the people of the investigation, it was established that the victim's sanction was changed, she was transferred to antithetic buildings successful Medellín and Bello (Antioquia), she was taken retired of schoolhouse and incapable to pass with people.

"When she turned 16, she complained to the alleged aggressor astir the attraction she received, and successful retaliation she was allegedly locked up successful a house, from which she managed to flight successful February of this year. Grisales Higuita was arrested by the National Police successful Medellin. During the preliminary hearings helium did not judge the charges brought by the Prosecutor's Office.”

Cases of kid enactment maltreatment successful Medellin and the Antioquia region, sometimes involving overseas tourists, person caused indignation crossed the country. Preliminary figures for January to August this twelvemonth amusement 1,176 alleged cases of alleged intersexual maltreatment against minors.