:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/QWMR6TAC7FC3TH35NAJIEDJ7AE.jpg "Stefan Andrés Correa, the pharmacist who traveled to abuse minors in Medellín, was presented before a judge in the United States")
The foreigner was presented before a judge in Medellín -credit Jesús Áviles Infobae Colombia
On Tuesday, April 23, the hearing was held against the American citizen, Stefan Andrés Correa, who had entered Colombia 45 times since 2023 in order to have sexual relations with minors.
His capture was achieved at the Miami airport (United States) on Friday, April 19, when the 42-year-old foreigner was trying to board a flight to Medellín, which had a stopover in Bogotá.
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Stefan Andrés was dedicated to the pharmaceutical industry and was criminally charged by the United States Department of Justice for “attempted sex trafficking of a minor and attempted travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct.”
The American was charged with the crimes of attempted sex trafficking of a minor and attempted travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct, according to the Department of Justice.
The 42-year-old foreigner was captured at the Miami airport – illustration credit Jesús Áviles/Infobae Colombia
Through his social networks, the mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, expressed about the case of Stefan Andrés Correa: “In Medellín we send a clear message to those who visit us: those who come to sexually exploit our boys and girls, not only “They are not welcome, but we will pursue them until we capture them.”
The local president assured that the capture of the 42-year-old foreigner was thanks to the articulated work “that we carried out from the Mayor’s Office of Medellín, hand in hand with the United States Embassy and the National Police, in the fight against the sexual exploitation of boys and girls. and adolescents.”
Additionally, the mayor of Medellín confirmed that, if convicted, Correa could face a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, with the possibility of receiving a maximum sentence of life in prison.
For his part, Colonel Edwin Urrego, director of the Dijín, announced details of the investigation that was carried out in coordination with United States authorities.
“This investigation into Stefan Correa began when we were traveling with the minors and another minor appeared there expressing what was happening with this individual (…) We have an investigative group that works in coordination with a United States agency and we began to exchange information, This is how it can be detected leaving Miami. When his cell phone was checked, it had explicit videos of minors,” the officer said.
The mayor of Medellín referred to the case of Stefan Andrés Correa on his social networks – credit Colprensa
In a shocking case of abuse and trafficking of minors revealed by the W Radio station, conversations have been exposed in which a 42-year-old foreigner negotiated with a woman, identified as a pimp, to sexually abuse girls between 10 and 11 years old in the capital of Antioquia.
The American offered the sum of 300,000 pesos (approximately 80 USD) and mobile devices such as the iPhone 7 or 8 in exchange for matches with the minors.
The transcripts of the chats reveal how the accused specified his depraved preferences, requesting “skinny, white and short” girls and ensuring that they were willing to “go all the way.” “You already know my taste, skinny girl,” he said at one point, also questioning the exact age of the girls and when they would have their birthdays.
A hotel worker shows a sign against sex tourism in Medellin, Colombia, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. With the rise of tourism in Medellin, authorities’ concern about sexual exploitation of women and minors, drug consumption and foreign tourists who have died in strange circumstances – credit AP Photo/Fernando Vergara.
The dynamics of the arrangement between the abuser and the pimp were chillingly meticulous. On one occasion, upon being informed that one of the minors seemed to be hesitant about his decision, he offered an additional iPhone XS as an incentive. This exchange reveals a shocking level of planning and premeditation on the part of those involved in the crime.
“Ok, then, (300,000 pesos) for you and (300,000 pesos) for her and an iPhone 7 or 8 Plus. You need to be in the bathroom please so there is privacy because he will probably cry again from the pain. “This way you will know that there is no turning back,” the suspect stated in one of the communications, making clear his intention to sexually abuse the minors regardless of the pain and suffering caused.
Furthermore, the criminal coldly expressed in another segment of the chats his willingness to use violence and coercion during acts of abuse, going so far as to state: “To be honest, I will completely do it and end up inside her. “I don’t want her to say ‘no’ or ‘how far can you go’.”
This statement not only underlines the seriousness of their intentions, but also the profound psychological and physical damage to which the victims would be exposed.