CONANI investigates alleged abuse involving baby featured in social media video

Santo Domingo.- The executive president of the National Council for Children and Adolescents (CONANI), Ligia Jeannette Pérez, reported Friday that the baby featured in a video circulating on social media involving alleged sexual insinuations is under the protection of authorities.

Pérez said the baby’s parents must appear before the Public Prosecutor’s Office as part of an investigation to determine whether they were aware of the reported situation. Authorities are also seeking to establish whether the man involved lived with the child or was visiting the home.

The investigation has also been expanded to statements allegedly made by the man about another girl, who is now 13 years old, regarding alleged acts of sexual abuse.

The man, identified as Geancarlo.7, was arrested Thursday night after a video posted on TikTok showed him holding the baby, whom he identified as his niece, while making sexual comments. The video prompted widespread concern on social media and led the Public Prosecutor’s Office to open an investigation.

Authorities said they could not confirm reports about a possible mental health diagnosis involving the detainee and stressed that the case will be handled under the Dominican Code of Criminal Procedure and Penal Code.