Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Guayaquil, Ecuador · 2018

Ecuador: parish priest convicted of abusing five girls from his congregation

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Catholic parish priest

Organization

José Obrero parish, Guayaquil

Spiritual nexus

The complainants were girls of the priest's own congregation, over whom he held direct pastoral authority.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2018-05-18 · conviction

Criminal court, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Parish priest Pedro Vicente García of the José Obrero church in Guayaquil was accused of sexually abusing five girls from his congregation. He fled and was placed on a most-wanted list, was arrested in Quito in August 2017, and was sentenced on 18 May 2018 to 20 years. The victim was a roughly 17-year-old member of the church choir.

Primary record

national newspaper court reporting verdict report 'Fuero de corte no cobija el abuso sexual de curas', El Telégrafo (Ecuador), 2018.: Ecuadorian national newspaper covering the prosecution and conviction of the Guayaquil parish priest.
national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Dictan 20 años de prisión para sacerdote, por violación en Guayaquil', El Universo, 18 May 2018.: Confirms the 20-year sentence and the complainant's membership of the church choir.

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