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Speaking out against my abuser: Daniel Ortega

Zoilam茅rica Narv谩ez 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 Zoilam茅rica Narv谩ez 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 Narv谩ez 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 Zoilam茅rica Narv谩ez about her disturbing story.

Photo: Zoilamerica Narv谩ez 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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