José Alperovich is accused of sexually abusing a niece he hired as a personal assistant when he was a senator. The former governor of the province of Tucumán appeared at the first hearing of the trial in Buenos Aires accompanied by his children.
He faces up to 15 years in prison, but is confident of his acquittal. Around 80 witnesses will be called to testify during the trial. The complainant did not want to give statements before the start of thetrial. The prosecution says that psychological tests confirmed that the complainant suffered traumatic consequences.