Peru: priest sentenced to 13 years for indecent assault of two young congregants
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Catholic priest
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The complainants were young congregants of the priest's own church, where his pastoral authority provided both the access and the trust he exploited.
- Pastoral or clerical authority
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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.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- pastoral authority over young people in his church
Cited record
Sources
- 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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- https://www.gob.pe/institucion/minjus/noticias/1401201-arequipa-defensa-publica-del-minjusdh-logra-sentencia-condenatoria-contra-sacerdote-por-abuso-sexual-a-menor Corpus classification: official-government-release; evidentiary role: conviction-release. SHA-256 db8e9bb0cc1c3fa2921f0b60da15c2cd1517b720c79d0d12418400d2c880ee16
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- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
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