Police face complaints of sexual abuse in Santa Marta and Putumayo - Other Cities - Colombia

Several women from the National Police filed a formal complaint for sexual abuse against him Colonel Francisco Gelvez Alemanwho until November of last year was Police Commander in the department of Putumayo.

The complaints date back to 2015, when Gélvez was operational commander of the Metropolitan Police in Santa Marta.

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Although the affected one, in this case the Second Lieutenant Maria Fernanda Padilla Crespo He exposed his situation to the Commander of the Table, and his case was archived without any consequences for the then Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Gélvez.

The uniformed women felt intimidated by the behavior of the senior officer

In WhatsApp conversations, my Colonel Gelvez writes me things that are out of the work environment. He wants Pachito to tell him, to give him pretty photos to his personal phone

In his statements, Padilla said that the senior officer constantly wrote him from his personal cell phone with insinuations.

“In WhatsApp conversations, my Colonel Gélvez writes me things that are out of the work environment. She wants me to call her ‘Pachito’, to give her beautiful photos to her personal phone, “said the second lieutenant.

Likewise, the woman assured that she received calls from the colonel in the early morning hours inviting her to drink liquor.

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Because María Fernanda Padilla refused the claims of the high-ranking officer, her job, according to her version, was impossible to cope with.

“I began to live in a heavy work environment and felt persecuted, since it was always pending whether I was at the station or not. However, I tried to cope with things in order not to have any problems with my work,” Padilla said. .

Investigated was awarded with a promotion as Colonel and with the command of the Putumayo Police

It is about a criminal plan against me, along with some people, who practically made them a script of what they had to say against me

The Human Talent Group of the Antonio Nariño School did not give importance to the complaint and finally filed the case, according to what is deduced from the response of the Police to a right of petition sent by Norma Vera, a human rights defender.

Francisco Gélvez Alemán was awarded a promotion to Colonel and the command of the Putumayo Police.

Recently, it became known that Colonel Gélvez continued his irregular behavior and harassed other women members of the institution.

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Mayor Nelson Andrés Serna, commander of the high school auxiliaries in Putumayo, said that several uniformed women felt intimidated by the high officer’s behavior.

Among the information that was known, There are uniformed women who expressed that the commander intended to kiss them by force, made morbid comments and even committed sexual abuse.

Colonel Gélvez, who requested the voluntary withdrawal of the Police, defended himself and assured that the accusations were false.

“It’s about a criminal plan against me, along with some people, who made them practically a script of what they had to say against me,” said the senior officer, who is being investigated by the institution.

By Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv

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