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Chile: Interior Undersecretary Monsalve resigns amid rape allegations

Manuel Monsalve turned in his resignation Thursday as Chile's Interior Undersecretary amid rape allegations. “I have been informed during the course of this week that there is an accusation against me, of which I do not know the details,” Monsalve said. “I have not committed any conduct constituting a crime,” he added while insisting that the reason for his departure was not to have any privilege during the investigation. Monsalve's alleged victim is a woman of legal age who works as an official at the Interior Undersecretariat. Read full article