Guatemala judge convicts 6 ex-officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state facility
They had all declared their innocence Tuesday. Judge Ingrid Cifuentes handed down sentences of six years to 25 years for charges ranging from manslaughter to abuse of authority. She also ordered the investigation of former President Jimmy Morales for his role in ordering police to work at a facility where minors who had not committed crimes were held.
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