Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Comasagua, La Libertad, El Salvador · 2020

El Salvador: pastor sentenced to 20 years for raping a congregant child inside his church

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

pastor of the 'Fundamento Eterno' church, Comasagua

Organization

Iglesia Fundamento Eterno, Comasagua

Spiritual nexus

A congregant child raped inside the church her family attended, by the man who led it.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2020-11-04 · conviction and sentence

Tribunal Primero de Sentencia de Santa Tecla, El Salvador. Misael Villalta, pastor of the 'Fundamento Eterno' church in Comasagua, La Libertad, was sentenced to 20 years for repeatedly raping a minor — the daughter of congregants — inside the church during 2019, in a prosecution by the Fiscalía's child-and-women's crimes unit at Santa Tecla.

Primary record

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report Cronio: 'Pastor viola a menor de edad y recibe 20 años de prisión en La Libertad', 4 Nov. 2020.: Salvadoran court reporting citing the FGR.
national newspaper court reporting verdict report El Blog: corroborating report.: Independent Salvadoran corroboration.

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