{"id":506752,"date":"2026-05-06T17:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/communicator-rafael-guerrero-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-and-payment-of-rd15-million-for-defamation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T21:21:16","slug":"communicator-rafael-guerrero-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-and-payment-of-rd15-million-for-defamation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/communicator-rafael-guerrero-sentenced-to-one-year-in-prison-and-payment-of-rd15-million-for-defamation\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicator Rafael Guerrero sentenced to one year in prison and payment of RD$15 million for defamation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong>\u2013 The communicator Rafael Antonio Guerrero M\u00e9ndez was sentenced this Wednesday to one year in prison and the payment of an indemnity of RD$15 million after being found guilty of defamation and insult to the detriment of the former director of the National Directorate of Drug Control (DNCD), Rolando Rosado Mateo.<\/p>\n\n\nThe sentence was issued by the Fourth Criminal Chamber of the National District, presided over by Judge Franni Gonz\u00e1lez Castillo, who determined that Guerrero M\u00e9ndez incurred violations of Law 53-07 on High Technology Crimes and Offenses, by spreading accusations without evidence through his program on social media.\n\nThe court also ordered the removal of the content linked to the case, as well as the payment of legal costs. The decision establishes that the communicator's statements affected the honor and reputation of Rosado Mateo.\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/rafael-santos-liderara-mision-clave-en-elecciones-de-peru\/\">Rafael Santos will lead a key mission in Peru's elections | De \u00daltimo Minuto | Today's News in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nAccording to the former official's lawyer, Jos\u00e9 Valdez Fern\u00e1ndez, another judicial process remains open in the Ninth Chamber of the Criminal Court of the National District, also based on alleged violations of articles 21 and 22 of Law 53-07.\n\nThe jurist denounced that the case has suffered multiple postponements, noting that at least 48 hearings have been attempted without success due to incidents attributed to the defendant.\n\nIn parallel, Ram\u00f3n Antonio Alberto Then has also filed a legal action against Guerrero M\u00e9ndez for alleged offenses to his honor.\n\nIt is not the first time that the communicator faces a conviction for this type of crime. In 2024, Guerrero M\u00e9ndez was sentenced to three months of suspended prison and the payment of RD$2 million in favor of former police chief Rafael Guillermo Guzm\u00e1n Ferm\u00edn. However, that decision was later annulled by higher authorities, who ordered the celebration of a new trial.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 The communicator Rafael Antonio Guerrero M\u00e9ndez was sentenced this Wednesday to one year in prison and the payment of an indemnity of RD$15 million after being found guilty of defamation and insult to the detriment of the former director of the National Directorate of Drug Control (DNCD), Rolando Rosado Mateo. 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