Girl, ten, is found to be six months pregnant after going to hospital with stomach pains in Argentina

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Penty, S. (2026, October 26). Girl, ten, is found to be six months pregnant after going to hospital with stomach pains in Argentina. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16238793/Girl-ten-six-months-pregnant-stomach-pains-argentina.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-26 · by Sabrina Penty
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A 10-year-old girl in Argentina was discovered to be six months pregnant after being hospitalized for stomach pains, leading doctors to alert police who then arrested her 33-year-old stepfather on suspicion of raping the child. The case comes amid another recent incident in Brazil where a similarly aged girl also gave birth following abuse by her stepfather; both cases highlight severe issues involving child rape and inadequate protection measures for minors.
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A 10-year-old girl in Argentina was found to be six months pregnant after she went to Colonia Dora Hospital in Santiago del Estero with stomach pains. Doctors discovered her condition and alerted police, who arrested her 33-year-old stepfather, Julio Vivas, on charges of rape. The arrest occurred last Tuesday at their home in Avellaneda, where they lived with the girl's mother, who is also pregnant. Hospital staff revealed that the child had been aware of the abuse but attempted to hide it from authorities. Police are investigating the circumstances and working to ensure the girl’s well-being, though details on specific measures remain unclear. The girl's grandmother had previously warned her daughter about Julio Vivas, whom she met online.

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Topics

Argentina Argentine Avellaneda Colonia Dora Hospital Santiago del Estero

Subjects

Gomez PERSON · 2× Julio Vivas PERSON · 2× Argentina GPE · 1× Argentine NORP · 1× Avellaneda GPE · 1× Brazil GPE · 1× Colonia Dora Hospital ORG · 1× Norma Gomez PERSON · 1× Noticiero 7 ORG · 1× Santiago del Estero GPE · 1×

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Investigators said that she was aware of the abuse and rape that her daughters were enduring and attempted to hide that information from officers.
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Claims (18 extracted, 4 hedged)

A 10-year-old girl in Argentina was found to be six months pregnant after she was taken to hospital with a stomach ache. asserted
she → find → ache
The child was taken to Colonia Dora Hospital in Santiago del Estero by her mother, after she complained of having 'severe abdominal pain.' asserted
she → take → pain
Upon examining her, doctors discovered that she was at an advanced stage of pregnancy. asserted
she → examine → pregnancy
Hospital staff alerted police, who opened an investigation. asserted
who → alert → investigation
The child later revealed to officers that her 33-year-old stepfather, named locally as Julio Vivas, had raped her. asserted
stepfather → reveal → her
He was arrested last Tuesday at the home he lived in in the town of Avellaneda with the girl and her 25-year-old mother, who is also pregnant, according to local reports. uncertain
who → arrest → reports
Police seized his cell phone and are working to determine the circumstances under which the child was abused. asserted
child → seize → which
It is unclear what measures have been taken to ensure the child's well-being, but according to local media, the young girl's mother was experiencing 'violence and intimidation.' The girl's grandmother, Norma Gomez, told local media she had previously warned her daughter about her partner, whom she had met online. uncertain
she → take → whom
Julio Vivas was arrested over the alleged rape of his stepdaughter The 10-year-old girl was taken to Colonia Dora hospital by her mother after experiencing a severe stomach ache, where she was found to be six months pregnant Speaking to Argentine broadcaster Noticiero 7, Gomez expressed anguish over what allegedly happened to her granddaughter and said she had told her daughter to not leave the child alone in his care. uncertain
she → arrest → care
'I went through the same thing that the little girl went through when I was 8 years old. asserted
I → go → that
I know what it's like to suffer,' Gomez said. asserted
Gomez → know → what
It comes after a 10-year-old girl gave birth in Brazil earlier this year after becoming pregnant by her rapist stepfather. asserted
girl → come → stepfather
A 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were arrested in Nova Olinda do Norte on April 7. asserted
man → arrest → April
The man was accused of repeatedly raping his stepdaughters, aged eight and ten, while the children's mother was arrested for improper omission. asserted
mother → accuse → omission
The abuse only came to light on April 3 after the older daughter went into labour and gave birth, according to local reports. uncertain
daughter → come → reports
The young girl was taken to a hospital, where medical staff immediately alerted police due to her age. asserted
staff → take → age
The mother gave a contradictory statement in a bid to protect the girls' stepfather. asserted
mother → give → stepfather
Investigators said that she was aware of the abuse and rape that her daughters were enduring and attempted to hide that information from officers. asserted
daughters → say → officers
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