Devour Merino renowned actress for her role as ‘Dolores’ in ‘There is room at the bottom ‘ and ‘Roxana’ in ‘Back to the neighborhood ‘, used his social networks to make a personal complaint. The actress, outraged by the femicide case of Sheyla Condori, decided to do a live broadcast to express her frustration about the lack of police support in cases of violence and share her own experience of abuse.
Devora Merino reported having been a victim of sexual abuse
Devour Merino He reported that, when he was three years old, he was the victim of abuse by a close relative. “When I was three years old, my mom and dad had no money and couldn’t buy a house, so we lived at my grandfather’s house, and my grandfather’s nephew attacked me when I was 3 years old,” he said. Despite his young age, he clearly remembered the details of the event: “I still remember everything, I can’t believe it because I was 3 years old,” he said.
The actress also highlighted with indignation that the aggressor, who is now a lawyer, is not the only case of abuse she has suffered. Furthermore, Merino took advantage of the occasion to call on the victims not to remain silent: “They have to speak up when something like this happens to them, they should not remain silent,” he stated during the broadcast.
The testimony of Devour Merino He was quickly supported by his followers and fellow performers, such as Karime Scander and Melania Urbina. Her story served to make child violence visible and the importance of reporting this type of abuse, generating a wide debate on the topic on social networks.
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If you are or know someone who has been affected or involved in acts of family or sexual violence, contact Line 100 of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations for free, which has a team specialized in “providing information, guidance and emotional support.”
In addition, Line 100 has the power to refer the most serious cases of family or sexual violence to the Women’s Emergency Centers or the Urgent Care Service. This service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year (including holidays).
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