The acquittal of 13 people charged in a high-profile sex-slavery case has created outrage across Argentina, with street protests and demands for impeachment of the three judges who ruled on the case.
President Cristina Fernandez, right, applauds as Susana Trimarco, left, lifts a human rights prize given by the president during a rally to mark the 29th anniversary of the return to democracy in Argentina, on the eve of the Human Rights Day, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Trimarco is known for her crusade to find her daughter, Maria de los Angeles "Marita" Veron, who disappeared in 2002, and who is believed to had been kidnapped by human traffickers. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) Close
The defendants were accused of kidnapping a young mother who disappeared in 2002 and was allegedly forced to work as a prostitute for "VIP clients" in provincial brothels.
Many called it a setback for Argentina's efforts to combat sex trafficking, which began after the victim's mother launched a one-woman quest to find her missing daughter.