[…] She showed me a pregnancy test and told me the test was hers and also, her name was on the test. She told me she was pregnant by Vice Principal Bolívar Espín Zurita […] the attorney for the complainant asks the deponent. – P1.– Were you at any time pressured by school authorities to not provide testimony in this case? – We were pressured by the president of the teachers Association, Oswaldo Terrero. He told us we had to sign a blank sheet in support of school leadership, that is, the vice principal. – P2. What was the injection for that was supposedly to be given to the young woman who is now deceased? – R.– For an abortion […].39 56. On January 16, 2003, Paola's father asked the Criminal Prosecutor to broaden the investigation into Bolívar Espín to include "intimidation, seduction, deception, false promises, and rape," and asked that the person in charge of the school be ordered to “punish anyone who intimidates or threatens any student, for any reason […]." He also asked the school principal to be summoned to testify "because he has threatened students at the school and told them not to say anything...." He also asked "the doctors be ordered to expand their forensic medical report." 40 For her part, Petita Albarracín asked on January 22 that a handwriting test be conducted of the three letters that Paola left and that the statements of several students at the school be taken.41 On January 27, Paola's father asked that a blood test be conducted of the sample obtained from Paola's body to verify if she was pregnant at the time of her death.42 57. The case file includes several briefs from mothers of students at the school dated between January and February 2003 stating that the Criminal Prosecutor "cannot take any statements from the minors who, in most cases, were only classmates. They therefore cannot know the reasons for which the deceased minor committed suicide.43 The briefs were identical and they question why Ms. Albarracín needs the students’ testimony.44 58. Based on the statements of Eloisa Vanessa Troncoso and Jennifer Estefanía Morante, as well as the forensic document report, on February 4, 2003, the Criminal Prosecutor asked the Criminal Circuit Court of Guayas to have Bolívar Espín arrested.45 Two days later, the Third Criminal Judge of Guayas informed the Chief of the Judicial Investigative Police that he had issued the arrest warrant.46 On February 13, 2003, the aforementioned judge reported that he had issued a search warrant with the Criminal Prosecutor. 47 The petitioner said that by the time the search was conducted, the suspect had fled. 59. On February 14, 2003, principal José Vicente Ruíz Méndez testified freely and voluntarily as follows: Both the vice principal and the principal share the same space […] where during the school day, whether for interviews with the vice principal or the principal, teachers, inspectors, parents, administrative personnel, service personnel, and students enter and, once they are heard, exit, meaning nobody stays in that space […]. I should add that at the entry way of the principal and vice principal’s space is the desk of the school's inspector general. Across from her is the teacher meeting area, which is a space down the corridor, and in the corridor itself are three desks occupied by the school's three guidance counselors […]. So, during the school day, there are people not only in the principal and vice principal's office but also near its entryway […].48 Attachment 20. Statement of Jennifer Stefanía Morante López. Attached to initial petition. Attachment 21. Brief from Mr. Máximo Guzmán. Attached to initial petition. 41 Attachment 22. Brief from Ms. Albarracín. Attached to initial petition. 42 Attachment 23. Brief from Mr. Enrique Guzmán Bustos. Attached to initial petition. 43 Attachment 24. Briefs from several mothers of students at the school Attached to initial petition. 44 Attachment 24. Briefs from several mothers of students at the school Attached to initial petition. 45 Attachment 25. Official Letter No. 0134- MFD-G of February 4, 2003. Attached to initial petition. 46 Attachment 26. Official Letter No. Ex46-03.J.T.P.O. Attached to the communication of the petitioner, October 14, 2014. 47 Attachment 27. Official Letter No. 728-JTPG-46-2003. Attached to the communication of the petitioner, October 14, 2014. 48 Attachment 28. Testimony of Mr. José Vicente Ruiz Méndez. Attached to initial petition. 39 40