Abuse claims, outrage mount in Bolivia's Catholic Church
The Diocese of Tarija has been among the dioceses hit with accusations of clerical sexual abuse
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The Diocese of Tarija has been among the dioceses hit with accusations of clerical sexual abuse
Jesuits accused of abuse in Bolivia in May 2023. / Credit: EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 7, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA). In addition to allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by a number of deceased Jesuits in Bolivia, six others, including the ...
However, it hasn’t been determined whether these religious are part of the group of eight former provincial superiors who were suspended by the order at the b...
Null / Torwaistudio, ShutterstockACI Prensa Staff, May 20, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA).In the developing sexual abuse of minors scandal involving Jesuits in Bolivia, a May 13 article in the Spanish newspaper El País implicated two other priests, Francesc Peris and Carlos Villamil, and also published the testimonies of eight alleged victims.The Jesuits asked the victims to make a formal complaint with the Society of Jesus and offered their assistance in filing a complaint with the public prosecutor. El País broke the initial story on the scandal April 29 in a report titled "Diary of a ped...
null / Credit: Cathopic ACI Prensa Staff, May 17, 2023 / 13:25 pm (CNA). Following the publication of a report by the Spanish newspaper El País that documented the serial sexual abuse of 89 victims committed in Bolivia by a Jesuit priest, new a...