Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent Alto Paraná, Paraguay · 2022

Paraguay: evangelical pastor sentenced to 27 years for abusing ten Aché indigenous girls

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Authority role

evangelical pastor of a mission serving an indigenous community

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The pastor used his religious authority and position within an evangelical mission serving the Aché community to gain access to and coerce the child victims.

Pastoral or clerical authority
Guru or spiritual-teacher authority

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Proceedings

2022-05-15 · trial verdict and sentence

Criminal tribunal, Alto Paraná, Paraguay. A Paraguayan criminal tribunal convicted evangelical pastor Ramón Denis Torres of sexually abusing ten girls from the Aché indigenous community, with assaults beginning in October 2019, and sentenced him to 27 years. He had a prior conviction for child sexual abuse.

Documented coercion mechanisms

pastoral authority over an indigenous mission community

Cited record

Sources

national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Condenaron a 27 años de prisión a un pastor evangélico en Paraguay que abusó sexualmente de diez niñas indígenas', Infobae, 15 May 2022.: Infobae reports the Alto Paraná tribunal's conviction of the pastor for abusing ten Aché girls and the 27-year sentence, and his prior conviction for child sexual abuse.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2022/05/15/condenaron-a-27-anos-de-prision-a-un-pastor-evangelico-en-paraguay-que-abuso-sexualmente-de-diez-ninas-indigenas/ Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 4aca0d7939845853cd0b0bff4f5db9f46de7da0a7531190fb42e9d3cdb8b5a57
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