Bolivia: evangelical pastor sentenced to 17 years for raping girls in his congregation
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evangelical pastor
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The complainants were girls within the congregation the defendant pastored; the reporting records that he used that pastoral position to commit the abuse.
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2021-10-05 · conviction and sentence
Criminal court, Bolivia. Evangelical pastor Bernabé Aramayo was sentenced to 17 years' imprisonment for raping and abusing girls, using his position as pastor of an evangelical church to commit the offences.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- pastoral position over girls in the congregation
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- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Pastor evangélico pederasta es condenado a 17 años de cárcel', Opinión (Bolivia), 5 Oct. 2021.
Bolivian national newspaper reporting the 17-year sentence and the pastoral position used to commit the offences.
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- https://www.opinion.com.bo/articulo/policial/pastor-evangelico-pederasta-es-condenado-17-anos-carcel/20211005235500838034.html Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 e653d2f29455b004b7a3bc6f9c33dac2c21a5f1cc20c61218404e76eb315b6f0
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