Chilean justice this Saturday (18) sentenced former priest Óscar Muñoz to 15 years in prison for “repeated” sexual abuse and rape of minors between 2002 and 2018.
“The 7th Oral Criminal Court of Santiago convicted Oscar Muñoz Toledo, priest and former premier of the Archdiocese, to 15 years in prison and one day in a closed regime as the author of repeated crimes of rape and sexual abuse of minors,” it stressed. Judgment through their social networks.
Muñoz is a prominent 60-year-old ex-priest who until 2018 held responsible posts in the Archdiocese of Santiago and was the right-hand man of the capital’s cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, accused of covering up several sexual abuse cases. The minors in the Chilean Catholic Church…
The convict has been in pre-trial detention since 2018, awaiting the final sentence. The prosecution wanted 30 years in prison for him.
At least five minors were allegedly abused by Muñoz, while two others were being evaluated. The crimes took place in the cities of Santiago and Rancagua.
Pope Francis expelled Muñoz from the priesthood in 2019 over allegations of sexual misconduct, rape and rape.
The Chilean Catholic Church has been inundated with allegations of abuse since the influential priest Fernando Karadima was indicted in 2010 and convicted a year later by the Vatican as guilty of sexual abuse of minors.
source: Noticias
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