María Monteza's statement on pregnancy status
María Magdalena Monteza Benavides declared before the judge on November 23, 1992 that she believed she was pregnant, which was later confirmed by medical examination, showing approximately eight and a half months of gestation. This fact was presented as evidence of the rape suffered during her detention by Army agents.
On November 23, 1992, María Magdalena Monteza Benavides declared before the judge that she believed she was pregnant. This fact has been argued in different instances as proof of the rape suffered during her detention. Subsequently, a medical examination showed that Magdalena was in fact approximately eight and a half months pregnant at the time. This fact places the conception of the minor around the last days of October 1992, coinciding with the period of her clandestine detention and the torture denounced. On July 14, 1993 she gave birth to her youngest daughter K.E.M.B.