# Former Colombian president accused of exploiting dozens of women for presidential parties

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-colombian-president-accused-of-exploiting-dozens-of-women-for-presidential-parties/
- Published: 2026-10-26T20:55:41+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T21:16:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-colombian-president-accused-exploiting-dozens-women-presidential-parties
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Officials accuse Petro of exploiting 48 women.
- Petro denies trading contracts for sex.
- The allegations were raised at a congressional hearing.

## Summary

Colombia’s presidential administration director, Carlos Andrés Ríos, has accused former president Gustavo Petro of overseeing a system that exploited 48 women for presidential parties. Ríos alleged that service contracts and public salaries were used to control the women and secure intimate relationships, raising questions about the use of public office and funds.

Petro denied offering contracts in exchange for sex, saying state-funded programmes for vulnerable women were unrelated to such arrangements. He also said he regretted visiting places where sex work took place when he was young and had stopped decades ago. The accusations were made at a congressional hearing; the article provides no evidence substantiating them, and Petro described them as politically motivated.

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