should be annulled due to bribery. 111. It added that there was no evidence that the judge had dissolved the jury on more than one occasion due to fraud. 112 The Chamber explained that the prosecution and the defense were both present when this occurred, and that there were no irregularities. 113 70. The Chamber ruled that the April 13, 2002, decision to absolve and all of its legal effects be upheld.114 It added that “there is no further recourse against this decision.”115 4. On the complaints filed against Mrs. V.P.C. and her exit from Nicaragua 71. On May 7, 2002, Mrs. Pastora León and Mrs. Reyna Gutiérrez, both members of the jury, filed a complaint against V.P.C. for libel 116 in response to the allegations of bribery made by her. 117 On May 21 of the same year Dr. Andrés Altamirano filed a complaint against V.P.C. for slander and libel 118 in response to the allegations made by V.P.C. regarding the medical examination performed on V.R.P. 119 According to a February 2005 communication from the local Jinoteca Criminal Judge, the slander and libel suits against Mrs. V.P.C. have been closed.120 72. Mrs. V.P.C. stated that her daughter stopped attending the La Salle school “because she felt ashamed and feared being rejected by others.”121 Her lawyer maintained that Mrs. V.P.C. and V.R.P. left Nicaragua because of these complaints. 122 Mrs. V.P.C. stated that she had to “abandon and flee Nicaragua” with her two daughters on December 6, 2002, because of “ politicized persecution by the judicial branch against her, religious persecution for being Mormon, gender persecution (…).”123 73. According to a March 22, 2005, communication from the Miami Immigration Court in the United States, Mrs. V.P.C. submitted a request for asylum in the United States, which was granted to her and her daughter, V.R.P.124 Asylum was also granted to her daughter, N.R.P., on September 23, 2003. 125 111 Anexo 31. Sentence of the Northern District Appellate Court Criminal Chamber of October 24, 2007. Annexed to the communication form the petitioner received on September 2, 2008. 112 Anexo 31. Sentence of the Northern District Appellate Court Criminal Chamber of October 24, 2007. Annexed to the communication form the petitioner received on September 2, 2008. 113 Anexo 31. Sentence of the Northern District Appellate Court Criminal Chamber of October 24, 2007. Annexed to the communication form the petitioner received on September 2, 2008. 114 Anexo 31. Sentence of the Northern District Appellate Court Criminal Chamber of October 24, 2007. Annexed to the communication form the petitioner received on September 2, 2008. 115 Anexo 31. Sentence of the Northern District Appellate Court Criminal Chamber of October 24, 2007. Annexed to the communication form the petitioner received on September 2, 2008. 116 Anexo 34. Complaint filed by Pastora Léon and Reyna Gutiérrez. Annex J to the communication received on March 16, 2005. 117 Anexo 34. Complaint filed by Pastora Léon and Reyna Gutiérrez. Annex J to the communication received on March 16, 2005. Anexo 35. Complaint filed by Andrés Altamirano of May 21, 2002. Annexed to the communication from the petitioner received on October 28, 2002. 118 119 Anexo 35. Complaint filed by Andrés Altamirano of May 21, 2002. Annexed to the communication from the petitioner received on October 28, 2002. 120 Anexo 36. Official note from the local Jinoteca Criminal Judge of February 1, 2005. Annex B to the communication from the petitioner received on February 22, 2006. 121 Anexo 37. Communication from the petitioner received on April 16, 2009. 122 Anexo 25. Official note from Margarita Palacios of June 30, 2003. Annex A to the communication received on March 16, 123 Anexo 38. Communication from the petitioner received by the IACHR on November 24, 2003. 2005. 124 Anexo 39. Official note from the Miami Immigration Court in the United States of March 22, 2005. Annex C to the communication from the petitioner received on February 22, 2006. 125 Anexo 40. U.S. Department of Justice – Immigration and Naturalization Service. Asylum Approval. Annexed to the communication from the petitioner received by the IACHR on November 24, 2003.