SANTIAGO, Chile – An inquiry has been initiated into allegations of sexual harassment against Chilean President Gabriel Boric, as confirmed by officials on Tuesday. The president’s personal legal representative has presented him as a target of online harassment.

Chilean Attorney General Cristián Crisosto announced that prosecutors have commenced a “criminal case” concerning claims made by a woman whose identity remains undisclosed, filed in September. The filed complaint specifies accusations of sexual harassment along with the unauthorized sharing of private images. However, Crisosto did not disclose specifics regarding the incidents, nor did he confirm the timeline or exact location of the events in question.

President Boric, 38, has categorically denied the allegations through his lawyer, Jonatan Valenzuela, who indicated in a press statement that the president is enduring “systematic harassment via email.” The incidents reportedly happened between July 2013 and July 2014 when Boric was an intern in Punta Arenas, a city situated in southern Chile, and had already gained prominence in Chilean politics due to his involvement in student-led demonstrations a few years prior.

Valenzuela asserted that Boric “never maintained any emotional or friendly relationship” with the complainant and emphasized that there has been no communication between the two since July 2014, at which time the individual allegedly sent the last of numerous emails, some containing explicit images, to him.

The legal team stated that they have submitted all relevant communications between Boric and the woman to the authorities after becoming aware of her allegations, aiming to establish the president’s position as a victim in this matter.