In 2018, emboldened by stories from other female colleagues speaking out against Darthés, Fardin filed a lawsuit in Nicaragua and went public. She received widespread support and her story galvanized Argentina’s feminist community, becoming the country’s landmark MeToo case. Although the abuse happened in Nicaragua and both Fardin and Darthés are Argentine, the case was tried in Brazil because he is also a Brazilian citizen. “Brazil’s current legal precedent states that in cases of sexual abuse, the victim’s word is fundamentally important, principally when it’s consistent with the rest of the collected evidence. She also highlighted the intense abuse Fardin underwent — from Darthés, from society, and online — since publicly coming forward back in 2018.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald June 11, 2024 01:47 UTC