
Los Demonios del Eden / The Demons of Eden
by Lydia Cacho
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En 2005 Lydia Cacho cimbró a la opinión pública con la aparición de Los demonios del Edén, una detallada investigación sobre la red de corrupción que protegía el abuso sexual de menores en Cancún por parte de famosos empresarios y funcionarios públicos.Los demonios del Edén cumplió en 2015 su décimo aniversario.Un libro que presenta la cadena que comienza con el abuso sexual infantil, la explotación sexual, el turismo sexual con menores, el comercio sexual con hombres de poder, la protección tanto policíaca como política de los pederastas, la pornografía, el lavado de dinero y el tráfico de influencias. Todo englobado en una poderosa y peligrosa red mundial de crimen organizado.En 2005 Lydia Cacho sometió a juicio de la opinión pública el famoso caso de Jean Succar Kuri, un hotelero de origen libanés, residente norteamericano, que cometía abuso sexual de menores en Cancún y era protegido tanto por autoridades locales como por políticos de gran envergadura, que incluso participaban del delito de corrupción de menores.Protegidos de las autoridades en un Refugio para Víctimas del delito de una ONG en Cancún, los menores denunciaron los hechos que, contra toda predicción, probaron los delitos ante la Procuraduría General de Justicia. Gracias a su valiente testimonio, Succar Kuri fue arrestado en Arizona. Actualmente su juicio continúa pendiente.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONIn 2005, Lydia Cacho shook public opinion with the appearance of The Demons of Eden, a detailed investigation of the corruption network that protects the sexual abuse of minors in Cancun by famous businessmen and public officials.This book presents the chain reaction of child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, sexual tourism with minors, the sex business of powerful men, police and political protection of pedophiles, pornography, money laundering, and the trafficking of influence.All of this, encompassed in a powerful and dangerous global web of organized crime. The book focuses on the famous case of Jean Succar Kuri, a Lebanese hotelier residing in North America, who commits child sexual abuse in Cancun and is protected as much by local authorities as by influential politicians, who even take part in the crime of the corruption of minors.Protected from the authorities in an NGO "safe house" in Cancun, the minors report the facts that, against all predictions, prove the crimes before the Attorney General. Thanks to their brave testimony, Succar Kuri is arrested in Arizona and is currently awaiting trial for federal crimes, based on the proof provided by his victims.
Details
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN-13
- 9786073130899
- Publisher
- Debolsillo
- Published
- November 24, 2015
- Pages
- 272
- Weight
- 7.2 oz
- Subject
- Social Science
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