Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Arequipa, Peru · 2023

Peru: priest sentenced to 13 years for indecent assault of two young congregants

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Catholic priest

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

The complainants were young congregants of the priest's own church, where his pastoral authority provided both the access and the trust he exploited.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2023-01-01 · conviction and sentence

Criminal court, Arequipa, Peru. A 75-year-old priest was convicted of indecent touching (tocamientos indebidos) against two young people from his church, committed in 2021–2022, and sentenced to 13 years. The conviction was secured with the assistance of Peru's public defence service.

Primary record

official government release conviction release Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos (Peru), 'Arequipa: Defensa Pública logra sentencia condenatoria contra sacerdote por abuso sexual a menor' (2023).: Peru's justice ministry records the conviction and 13-year sentence of the priest for offences against young people from his church.

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