On December 15, 2015 Mr. Leonard Brian Schwartz was convicted by the Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal Nro. 13 de la Capital Federal Docket CCC 19973/2012/TO1, for simple sexual abuse (2 cases) and impersonating a medical doctor. He was sentenced to four years of prison. This sentencing is added on to a prior conviction of two years entered on November 8, 2010, by the Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal nro. 21 de la Capital Federal under Docket 3545. They decided to unify the conviction to 5 years and six months of prison.
Mr. Schwartz appealed this decission. On November 27, 2017 the Camara Nacional de Casacion en lo Criminal y Correccional entered a ruling rejecting Mr. Schwartz appeal, but changing the clasification of the crimes. The Appeal Court confirmed the lower courts convicton to five years and six months.
This added to the conviction of 1 year by Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal Nro. 6 in the Docket 21640/2016 (plea bargain)... shows that this is a dangerous guy.
Now I'll explain why he wasn't deported. Mr. Schwartz filed for refugee status, god only knows on what basis. Apparently on April 20, 2009 he filed for refugee status. The international convention and argentine law provides that when refugee status is requested, a residency permit is given (precaria). The government denied the refugee status. But the law provides for the refugee status to continue until a final decision by the government or by a court becomes final and accepted by al parties (no more appeals). Mr. Schwartz is appealing the denial of refugee status under docket 023618/2015 before JUZGADO CONTENCIOSO ADMINISTRATIVO FEDERAL 3- SECRETARIA Nº 5. Public access is granted to this case via the official website:
http://scw.pjn.gov.ar
The Argentine government answered the lawsuit (appeal) with all of Mr. Schwartz's background: requests for extradition, arrests in Argentina, claims from the States of New York and Virginia (USA)...
I'm an attorney and believe in the presumption of innocence... That said, the dockets talk for themselves: GUILTY! I only hope that he doesn't harm more people.
I rarely post in this forum, as I have very little time, but as said before by other people, this is a public service, for people to know that a very dangerous man is out there.