Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Santiago, Chile · 2014

Chile: Legionary of Christ school chaplain John O'Reilly convicted of abusing a student

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Convicted

Authority role

chaplain of Colegio Cumbres, Santiago; prominent Legionary of Christ priest

Organization

Colegio Cumbres, Santiago, Legionaries of Christ

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A schoolgirl under her school's chaplain — the pastoral office inside the school was the access.

Pastoral or clerical authority

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Proceedings

2014-11-11 · conviction and sentence

3° Tribunal Oral en lo Penal de Santiago, Chile. John O'Reilly, the Irish-born Legionary of Christ priest who served as chaplain of Santiago's Colegio Cumbres, was convicted on 11 November 2014 of repeated sexual abuse of a minor student between 2007 and 2012, receiving four years and a day of supervised liberty and perpetual disqualification from work with minors; he was acquitted on a second complainant's counts. Chile revoked his residency in 2015 and a Vatican canonical trial followed.

Documented coercion mechanisms

chaplain's pastoral authority over a girl of his school

Cited record

Sources

national public broadcaster verdict and sentencing report Radio Universidad de Chile, 11 Nov. 2014.: Court report of the verdict and sentence.
national broadcaster court reporting verdict report Cooperativa: 'Tribunal acreditó abusos sexuales de John O'Reilly en Colegio Cumbres'.: Independent national coverage of the tribunal's findings.

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Source and tier basis: https://radio.uchile.cl/2014/11/11/sacerdote-john-oreilly-fue-condenado-a-cuatro-anos-y-un-dia-de-libertad-vigilada-por-abuso-sexual/ Corpus classification: national-public-broadcaster; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 8067ef9c3c12749f7de4db1a92f274fde52304283b8065acdb76ff703d395493
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Source and tier basis: https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/judicial/tribunal-acredito-abusos-sexuales-de-john-o-reilly-en-colegio-cumbres/2014-10-15/110003.html Corpus classification: national-broadcaster-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-report. SHA-256 6d5d11b2dc035bb8474c1df8496b49a967106247ed6a3572ef9acbba23f42138
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