Chilean prosecutors probe sexual harassment complaint against president


  • World
  • Wednesday, 27 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Chile's President Gabriel Boric attends a news conference with foreign correspondents at La Moneda Palace in Santiago, Chile March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Chile launched a preliminary investigation into a sexual harassment complaint against President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday in a blow to his leftwing administration that is grappling with a separate scandal involving sexual abuse and low poll ratings.

The criminal case was confirmed on Nov. 26 by the regional prosecutor's office of Magallanes in southern Chile, where the alleged harassment took place over a decade ago.

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