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Judge Finds Dominican Singer El Sujeto Not Guilty in Gender Violence Case
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Judge Finds Dominican Singer El Sujeto Not Guilty in Gender Violence Case

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A judge acquitted Dominican singer Johan Manuel Nova, known as El Sujeto, in a gender violence case brought by his partner.
  • The allegations involved physical and verbal abuse and an alleged death threat with a bladed weapon; the court said it would read the full reasoning on Sept. 1.
  • Nova was arrested in March 2025 after a complaint filed by Nayely Nicole Sánchez Batista, and he had faced a similar complaint from a former partner in 2009.

Johan Manuel Nova, the Dominican performer known as El Sujeto, has been acquitted in a gender violence case brought by his partner.

Diana Moreno, a judge at the Eighth Criminal Chamber of the National District, issued the acquittal. The court said it would read the full ruling, including the reasons for the decision, on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The case began after Nova's arrest in March 2025. Nayely Nicole Sánchez Batista accused him of physical and verbal violence over alleged incidents on Feb. 14 in the Evaristo Morales neighborhood. She also told prosecutors that Nova allegedly threatened to kill her with a bladed weapon.

Nova faced a similar accusation in 2009, when his then-partner, Luisa María Jiménez de Jesús, reported him for allegedly assaulting her and threatening her life. He had been in a relationship with Jiménez de Jesús for two years.

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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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