An investigation had noted that she visited Jessica Falcón, a person in prison who was involved with the kidnap of the politician Fernando Balda.

[3] Espín was required to present herself to the Provincial Court of Justice of Guayas every eight days, but before the end of 2018 she left the country for "health reasons".

They said that President Lenín Moreno's administration was persecuting the two of them,[5] although the Ecuadorian government assured the Bolivians that they were common criminals and there was no political motivation.

[9] She also proposed, in the National Assembly, that 15 November should be set aside as a day to remember worker's struggle on the anniversary of the 1922 Guayaquil general strike and massacre.

46 other members signed the request including Vanessa Álava, Mónica Palacios, Jhajaira Urresta, Patricia Mendoza, Victoria Desintonio, Viviana Veloz and Rosa Mayorga.