Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Villa Alta, Oaxaca, Mexico · 2017

Mexico: Oaxaca priest's sentence — an early Mexican clergy conviction — confirmed on appeal

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

parish priest of San Ildefonso Villa Alta

Organization

Parroquia San Ildefonso, Villa Alta

Spiritual nexus

Boys of remote parishes under the only priest their communities had — the parish office carried the access.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2017-02-01 · conviction; confirmed on appeal

Oaxaca state court; Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Oaxaca. Gerardo Silvestre Hernández, parish priest of San Ildefonso Villa Alta in Oaxaca's Sierra Norte, was sentenced in February 2017 to 16 years and 6 months for corruption of minors, having plied boys of his parish with alcohol and pornography before abusing them (2009–2010). Jailed since 2013, his sentence was confirmed by the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Oaxaca — widely reported as among the first convictions of its kind against a priest in Mexico.

Primary record

national newspaper court reporting sentencing report Proceso: 'Sacerdote acusado de pederastia en Oaxaca, sentenciado a 16 años de cárcel'.: National-magazine court reporting.
national newspaper court reporting appellate outcome report El Financiero: 'Confirman sentencia a sacerdote acusado'.: Reports the appellate confirmation.

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