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Witness History: Speaking out against my abuser: Daniel Ortega

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Speaking out against my abuser, Daniel Ortega

06/03/2019 GMT

Speaking out against my abuser: Daniel Ortega

BBC World Service - Witness History, Speaking out against my abuser: Daniel Ortega

How Nicaragua's president was accused of sexual abuse by his step-daughter

Zoilamérica Narváez shocked Nicaragua in March 1998 with public accusations of child sexual abuse against the country's revolutionary leader, her step-father Daniel Ortega.

In March 1998 Zoilamérica Narváez publicly accused her step-father, Nicaragua's revolutionary leader, Daniel Ortega of having sexually abused her since she was a child. The 31-year-old Narváez said that the abuse had continued for almost twenty years. Ortega, who was re-elected as Nicaragua's president for a third consecutive term in 2016, has consistently denied the accusations. Mike Lanchin has been speaking to Zoilamérica Narváez about her disturbing story.

Photo: Zoilamerica Narváez announces in a press conference that she is filing a law suit against her stepfather Daniel Ortega, March 1998 (RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP/Getty Images)

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