4. Notification of the State and the representative. The submission of the case was notified to the State and to the representative of the presumed victim (hereinafter also “the representative”) on March 12, 2012. 5. Request to keep the identity of the presumed victim confidential. On May 4, 2012, the representative asked the Court to clarify some aspects relating to the confidentiality of the identity 4 of the presumed victim in this case. On May 9 and 18, 2012, respectively, the Commission and the State forwarded their observations in this regard. On September 10, 2012, the Court informed the parties and the Commission that “in view of the violations alleged in this case, the confidentiality of the presumed victim’s identity was in order and must be respected, both during these proceedings before the Court and in any statements or information that any of the parties publicizes with regard to the case. The Court also consider[ed] that, owing to the facts alleged in this case, the confidentiality of the identity of the presumed victim entails not only the confidentiality of her name, but also of any sensitive information in the case file concerning the alleged rape, publication of which could harm the presumed victim’s right to privacy and personal integrity.” 6. Brief with motions, arguments and evidence. On May 15, 2012, the representative presented her brief with motions, arguments and evidence (hereinafter “motions and arguments brief”), under Articles 25 and 40 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. She then presented the “[a]rgument relating to the legal analysis of this case” and the “[c]laims concerning reparations” on May 18, 2012, three days after the non-extendible time frame for the presentation of the motions and arguments brief had expired. In this regard, the Court, meeting in plenary during its ninety-fifth regular session, decided that these arguments would not be admitted because they were time-barred pursuant to Article 40(d) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. This decision was communicated to the parties and to the Commission in notes of the Secretariat of the Court of July 11 and 24, 2012. 7. Answering brief. On September 26, 2012, Peru submitted to the Court its brief with a preliminary objection, answering the submission of the case by the Commission, and with observations on the motions and arguments brief (hereinafter “answering brief”). In this brief, the State filed a preliminary objection, and contested the description of the facts made by the representative and the Commission, and also the violations alleged by the latter. The State 5 appointed Luis Alberto Huerta Guerrero, Special Supranational Public Prosecutor, as its Agent for this case and Iván Arturo Bazán Chacón and Carlos Miguel Reaño Balarezo, lawyers from the Office of the Special Supranational Public Prosecutor, as its deputy agents. 8. Access to the Legal Assistance Fund. In an Order of October 24, 2012, the acting President admitted the request made by the presumed victim to access the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund of the Court, and decided that the necessary financial assistance would be granted for the presentation of a maximum of two statements, either by affidavit or during the public hearing, and the 6 appearance of a representative at the public hearing. 9. Observations on the preliminary objection. On November 24 and 25, 2012, the InterAmerican Commission and the representative, respectively, presented their observations on the preliminary objection filed by the State. 4 On that occasion, the representative presented various newspaper articles as evidence of the “derogatory […] statements [made] against the [presumed] victim” (merits report, folios 131 to 175). 5 Initially, the State appointed Alberto Salgado Tantte as its Agent. Subsequently, on May 30, 2012, Peru appointed Oscar José Cubas Barrueto as its Agent and, finally, on October 19, 2012, it appointed Luis Alberto Huerta Guerrero, actual Special Supranational Public Prosecutor, as its Agent. 6 Cf. Case of J. v. Peru. Order of the acting President of the Court of October 24, 2012. Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund. Available at: http://corteidh.or.cr/docs/asuntos/j_fv_12.pdf 6