Domestic violence complaints

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Women's State Prosecutor Roxanna Reyes says that verbal and psychological abuse now makes up 65% of the more than 20,000 reports of domestic abuse in the DR, exceeding physical abuse. Reyes considers this a small victory. Reyes mentioned a case in Bani last month, when a man was charged and ordered to pay an RD$1 million fine and spend two years in jail for psychological abuse. This has set a precedent in the Dominican judicial system. Reyes said that psychological violence is common, but hard to prove. Reyes also spoke about the grim fact that 102 women have been murdered by their partners so far this year, meaning that on the whole, domestic violence has increased.

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