The case of the American found with two minors in a hotel in Medellín and how he managed to escape Colombia

The case of American citizen Timothy Alan Livingston, found by the police in a hotel in Medellín with two children aged 12 and 13, causes shock and outrage in Colombiasince the outcome angered public opinion because the subject managed to leave the country without being brought to justice because “he was not found in flagrante delicto”.

The story begins when Timothy Alan Livingston36 years old, was found in the luxurious Apartment hotel in Gotham Cityin The city, with the two minors, one of them trans. But Only last weekend, under public pressure, did authorities reveal his identity.

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According to Semana magazine, which had access to the hotel’s security cameras, at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 27th is seen in American trying to enter with two minors. The hotel security doesn’t let them in because the minors had no identification. Despite this, the establishment took no action against its Guest.

SEMANA reveals videos of the horror at the Gotham hotel, in Medellín: cameras recorded Timothy Alan Livingston’s movements as he tried to enter the girls. https://t.co/if1kX8q65f pic.twitter.com/2WCIzXbOj6

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At 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, Livingston He finally managed to take the two minors to the hotel, taking advantage of the guard’s shift change. Both They wore tight, very short dresses..

SEMANA reveals videos of the horror at the Gotham hotel, in Medellín: cameras recorded Timothy Alan Livingston’s movements as he tried to enter the girls. https://t.co/if1kX8q65f pic.twitter.com/2WCIzXbOj6

— Semana Magazine (@RevistaSemana) April 2, 2024

According to Semana, the criminal organization that holds the minors who entered the hotel with the American also used that day a 10 year old boy to keep an eye on the outside. Supposedly it was this minor who reported that there was no one at the door.

In another security video from 5:23 am, the two girls are seen entering the hotel elevator and saying goodbye to someone who cannot be identified and who was Livingstonbefore starting to count a few notes.

In the following days, The case spread through the mediabut there was no statement from the authorities.

The facade of the Gotham City hotel.

Only on Sunday, March 31, in the face of public pressure, the mayor of Medellín, Frederico Gutiérrezrevealed the identity of the American.

The mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, speaks at a press conference on Monday, April 1, 2024. (EFE/ Luis Eduardo Noriega Arboleda).

He also reported that thanks to anonymous citizen report who saw the girls enter the hotel, the case reached the police, who decided to intervene on the spot that same Thursday, March 28th.

According to the newspaper El Tiempo, a hotel employee said that The police discovered the American and the two girls dressed in swimsuits in the room’s jacuzzi.. Furthermore, he stated that there were cigarette butts at the scene. damn ittraces of Yes you ―a drug known as pink cocaine― and five used condoms.

The witness assured that the card to open the hotel doors was on a stained counter. Yes you.

The American was taken from the hotel and He was held in police custody for 12 hours. However, despite the evidence, the agents did not present Livingston before the Public Prosecutor’s Office and they released him.

Semana maintained that The police did not consider that the American had not been caught in the act and so they released him.

In turn, the Attorney General ColombiaMargarita Cabello announced on Tuesday that she ordered the opening of disciplinary proceedings against the police officers who freed the American, as she considered that he should have been prosecuted.

And this Wednesday, the president Gustavo Pedro spoke about the case and said that he will request the extradition of Livingston: “The government will request extradition from the U.S. government for pedophile of the Medellín hotel, and will ask for a report on why the pedophile He managed to escape and what is his name”, he wrote on the social network X.

El Tiempo explained that the room where the girls were found was not sealed by the police who entered in the early hours of this Thursday.

Thus, when the case became public and the police returned to the scene in search of evidence, the scenario had already changed.

“When the scandal broke, the police came back and were terrified when we told them that all this had been found in the bathroom of the room. They asked why we had cleaned it and were told that the uniformed police officers who (previously) were on the scene had given no indication.“, a source told El Tiempo.

American Timothy Alan Livingston was found with two minors in a hotel in Medellín, Colombia.

Timothy Alan Livingston arrived in Medellín during Holy Week on a flight Fort Lauderdalestate of Floridaand left Colombia a day after being found with the minors.

According to what appeared on social media Livingston would be a resident of the city of Parmain the municipality of Cuyahoga in the state of Ohio.

In turn, the group Coatthat runs the Gotham hotelsensured that the American “he mocked and violated” security protocols, and ensured that all reservations for entry to the tourist house are made through the platform Airbnbin which, he says, they require users who accept policies against sexual tourism, child exploitation and drug consumption.

Women near Parque Lleras, in the El Poblado sector, in Medellín, Colombia. (EFE/ Luis Eduardo Noriega A.).

On Monday the mayor Frederico Gutiérrez announced a six-month ban on the supply and demand of sexual services in Medellin.

“As of today and for a period of six months, the search for or request for sexual services and related activities in the public space of the area identified in the decree is temporarily suspended,” he declared. Gutierrez at a press conference.

He specified that The measure specifically applies to locations such as Parque El Poblado and Parque Lleras and other adjacent areas.in addition to Provencean area popular for its variety of bars and restaurants.

According to a report by the EFE agency, Gutierrez He also denounced the existence of a human trafficking network and explained that he took these measures due to the “actions” of criminal structures in these places and the “social problems” that are occurring in this tourism sector Medellin.

In turn, Medellín’s security secretary, Manuel Villa, explained that The focus of the decree is to “persecute” those who demand sexual services, those who offer to facilitate those sexual services, or those who tolerate those sexual services.

“There is the attorneythe national or the foreigner This goes after people who provide sexual services and establishments that tolerate or facilitate these phenomena,” said Villa.

While the Medellín woman’s secretary, Valeria Molina, He recalled that “in Colombia it is not illegal to be a prostitute”, but recognized that “a woman in the context of prostitution is a vulnerable woman, who is at risk of violence and at risk of death all the time.”

“We want to take them out of this vulnerability so that they can find opportunities in life,” he added.

Regarding the minors found with the North American, the director of the Medellín section of the Public Ministry, Yiri Amado, said on Monday that both “are being interviewed” to gather information.

He also revealed that a committee from the United States Embassy “is currently monitoring the prosecutor” because “they are also very interested in being able to prosecute this person”.

Source: Elcomercio