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 Entertainment | Books | January 2007 
Judge Throws Out Libel Charges Against Mexican Journalist Who Wrote Book on Pedophilia
 Associated Press
| | Lydia Cacho |
A Mexican judge has thrown out libel charges against a journalist who wrote a book on pedophilia that sparked a scandal involving several prominent businessmen and a state governor.
Judge Lorenzo Medina ruled that libel is not listed as a crime in Mexico City where the book Demons of Eden, by journalist Lydia Cacho was published, court spokesman Rafael Gonzalez said.
The charges against Cacho were originally filed in the central Mexican state of Puebla, the home of several businessmen mentioned in the book. In December 2005, Puebla detectives arrested Cacho in her home the resort town of Cancun driving her 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) to Puebla, where she was released on bail.
The case then became a national sensation in February, with the release of audio tapes apparently featuring Puebla Gov. Mario Marin and a businessman mentioned in the book plotting to jail the journalist.
Cacho accused Marin and other top state officials of abuse of power, attempted rape, influence peddling and violating her human rights.
Mexico's Supreme Court ruled the case could not be tried fairly in Puebla and it was moved to the capital.
There were calls to remove Marin from office, but the only authority with the power to do so is Puebla's legislature which is dominated by allies from the governor's Institutional Revolutionary Party or PRI. |
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