Somos Perú suspends the militancy of congressman José Jerí, after a complaint of sexual rape

match We are Peru suspended the militancy of congressman José Jerí, who has been accused of raping a woman, while investigations into the incident in which the deputy has already denied having participated in the last.

Through a statement, the political group reported that they became aware of these events involving José Jerín, therefore they requested that Public Ministry the speed of the case in the investigations.

“We inform that the congressman Enrique Jerí has ​​been suspended by the militants of his party until the end of the investigations”, they said.

Also, they expressed their solidarity with the victim and said that they hope that the authorities will find the location of the person responsible for this event.

The congressman denies the facts

Previously, the deputy issued a statement in which he gave details of the complaint and excluded any responsibility. According to what he commented, on December 29, 2024, he attended a social gathering on New Year’s Eve with friends and acquaintances, at which one of the attendees reported that she had suffered an assault on her sexual freedom.

“I received the news with surprise and regret that this person mentioned my name in the complaint, since I had no participation in the reported events. For this reason, through my lawyer, I have already appeared in the investigation started on December 30, 2024, the date on which the denunciation was made,” he said.

Jerí denied the accusation and said that after learning about the incident, he contacted the complainant to express his solidarity and his “total willingness to cooperate with the authorities to clarify what happened”.

Likewise, the deputy from the bench i We are Peru He said that he was confident that the investigation would enable the clarification of the reported facts and the achievement of the truth.

According to the portal Epicenter TVthe complaint was filed in a criminal prosecution in Huaral and involves two people, Marco Antonio Cardoza Hurtado and the legislature José Jeríwho would be friends and attended the aforementioned meeting.