the First Chamber of the Court of Appeal The ruling of A. was confirmed priest by Simple sexual assault exacerbated by his character as a minister of worship. His victim was an 11-year-old girl, and she will serve a three-year suspended sentence.
The incident for which he was convicted occurred in 2021, when the victim was participating in church activities.
According to the report, the minor reported that Pastor LAnd touch the tail“During a match with altar boys and water in the parish courtyard. His testimony remained “clear, consistent and consistent over time,” the ruling said.
In the judicial decision, the members of the court, Luciano Martini and Ramon MedinaHe ordered that the church authority be notified immediately, highlighting the need to act quickly in preventive cases.
According to the newspaper portal TribuneThe judges noted that The pre-emptive suspension ordered by the religious institution occurred long after the Archbishop became aware of other events of similar significanceWhich increases the institutional weight of this measure.
already accused He was convicted primarily as a perpetrator of simple sexual assault at the expense of a minor. During his pastoral performance, however, the defense filed an appeal. However, his proposal has now been rejected outright.
The court responded point by point to the defense’s questions, which questioned the credibility of the victim and her family and accused them of falsehood.Pointing out alleged omissions regarding the girl’s emotional state.
In this sense, judges mentioned this in sexual crimes cases It is not appropriate to exclude the probative value of the victims’ statements Unless there are concrete and proven elements that demonstrate an interest in distorting the facts, retaliation, or inconsistency with the rest of the evidence.
Moreover, the judges highlighted this There is no contradiction in the fact that the accused was acquitted of some charges in application of the principle of doubt. He was convicted of one of the incidents investigated. In this way, they emphasized that this depended on the different degrees of certainty achieved in each of the behaviors examined.
Moreover, they stated that in the statement given by the victim in front of the CCTV cameras, she mentioned touching It was not accidental and he was not seen as innocent..
The court also addressed the delay in drafting the complaint, highlighting this aspect It does not detract from the validity of the content of the accusationEspecially given the special personal and family circumstances, as well as the connection to the religious institution.
At the same time, the judges pointed this out The victim’s mother initially sought advice from her spiritual director because of her own connection to the church.This situation delayed the judicial presentation, but did not cast doubt on the version of events.
Upon analyzing the body of evidence, the court appreciated this The evidence table, according to sound rational criticism, is based on the degree of certainty constitutionally required by the fact that the accused was subjected to sexual integrity.. All this without being able to reverse the aforementioned evidentiary situation by rejecting the priest during his material defence.
A woman, originally from Chile, denounced Attilio Luis Bruno, a healing priest from Jujuy, was charged with sexual assault. The victim stated that she was invited to Mendoza by the man and Elena CV, an alleged psychic. According to the complainant, in the house where they were staying, while she was leaving her things, Bruno entered the room, grabbed her by the back of the neck, stuck his tongue down her throat and said to her: “That was delicious.” Then the priest left the room laughing.
Later, according to the woman’s testimony, the priest repeated the attack in the kitchen. He expressed that he would help her, but at the same time he asked her to cooperate so that he could “be a man for Elena”, and forced her to perform oral sex on him. The woman stated that she felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, while he was laughing during the attack.
These facts were revealed in the complaint filed on April 3 with the Jujuy authorities, charging them with sexual assault, ill-treatment and psychological harm. The case, involving church figures and an alleged psychic, is being treated in strict secrecy due to leaked letters threatening both the regional judiciary and the local bishopric.
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