Dutch man Joran van der Sloot, convicted of murdering two women, is allowed conjugal visits in his Peruvian prison under the country’s laws protecting inmates’ sexual rights.
A Peruvian official said conjugal visits are considered important for rehabilitation and are a constitutional right.
The official said, “That Joran van ser Sloot is having free rein to have sexual encounters [is] nothing strange.”
“Within the intra-prison environment, the inmate’s sexual relationship is important for his rehabilitation and re-socialization,” they continued.
The official explained, “So much so that the intimate or conjugal visit is part of the sexual rights of every inmate, which is why it must be conceived as a right due to its implication, one that does not have to be limited, much less linked to any conditioning element for its concession, and that it will have its manifestation of a constitutional right, since it is part of the development of the human person.”
In contrast, only a few US states allow them as a privilege.
Former prosecutor David Gelman criticized van der Sloot being able to enjoy “leisure and women” in Peru after failing to face US justice for decades for the murder of Natalee Holloway.
David Gelman said, “It’s a slap in the face to the United States judicial system.”
“He should be in a federal facility, not in Peru enjoying leisure and women, multiple women,” he continued.
Gelman said, “He took this deal in the United States knowing he would probably never see the inside of a federal cell in the United States of America — for this exact reason.”
“This is a slap in the face, and it’s just sticking the dagger in the heart of the Holloway family. They’ve been through so much with this individual – and calling him an individual is being a little nice,” added the former prosecutor.
Despite his history of killing women, van der Sloot had married and had girlfriends visiting in prison prior to a recent divorce.
His friend said van der Sloot has a history of attracting women, highlighting differences in how the US and Peruvian systems handle visitation rights for dangerous convicts.
Van der Sloot’s childhood friend, Cas Arends, said, “He’s a player, and has always been a player. Women have always been attracted to him for some reason.”
