IndyCar racing Argentine IndyCar racer Canapino takes leave amid online abuse row 08-06-2024 11:36 Online abuse leads to Argentine IndyCar racer Agustín Canapino taking a leave of absence.
FOOTBALL Three Vélez footballers remanded in custody, one given bail 21-03-2024 16:21 Prosecutor wants to charge José Florentín, Braian Cufré with rape, Abiel Osorio with sexual abuse and Sebastián Sosa as a secondary participant as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.
FOOTBALLERS ACCUSED Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers detained in rape probe 19-03-2024 11:20 Sebastián Sosa, José Florentín, Braian Cufré and Abiel Osorio provisionally detained as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.
COURTS Four Vélez Sarsfield players suspended after sexual abuse allegations 08-03-2024 14:06 Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers sidelined after 24-year-old sports journalist accuses them of sexual abusing her at a hotel in Tucumán.
Gender violence in Spain In Spain, child protection key to legal fight against gender violence 07-02-2024 12:02 The case of a man who killed his children to get back at his ex-wife has thrown the spotlight on Spain's child protection efforts, which are a central part of its legal battle against gender violence.
CRIME & SECURITY Ex-Tucumán governor Alperovich faces 15 years in jail as sexual abuse trial begins 06-02-2024 14:46 Former Tucumán governor and senator José Alperovich stands trial for sexual abuse and rape of niece and ex-aide; Offences alleged to have taken place between 2017 and 2018 in both Tucumán and Buenos Aires.
CRIME & SECURITY Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl 17-01-2024 15:09 Youngster Milagros Prestes mysteriously disappeared on Thursday, January 12. Her body, which had been raped and strangled, was found the following day. A 62-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. by Leonardo Nieva
MUSIC & ART Teatro Colón fires musical director after child sex abuse allegations 12-01-2024 16:46 Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, arrested in London and appears in court; Renowned British conductor charged with child sex offences and sexual communications with a child.
PRÓVOLO ABUSE TRIAL Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case 19-10-2023 10:12 Nuns from the Antonio Próvolo Institute, investigated for sexual abuse of deaf children, acquitted by court; Victims’ lawyers criticise court and say they will appeal.
POLITICS Former presidential advisor Antonio Aracre indicted for alleged sexual abuse 11-09-2023 17:02 Antonio Aracre, ex-CEO of Syngenta agricultural firm and former chief advisor to President Alberto Fernández, indicted for alleged sexual abuse of 17-year-old.
SOCIETY Report calls for measures to tackle sexual exploitation of children 08-09-2023 10:52 Fundación Red por la Infancia report details concerns over sexual abuse and exploitation of minors; Argentina 49th out of 60 countries in international ranking assessing prevention and response to problem.
CRIME & SECURITY More than 40% of victims of sexual violence in Argentina are children 24-05-2023 14:08 New report by UFEM unit reveals that 87% of adult victims of sexual violence are female and that 90% of those charged with such crimes are male.
FIFA U20 WORLD CUP Scandal at U20 World Cup: Iraq accused of ‘abuse and vandalism’ 20-05-2023 09:29 Buenos Aires Province Security Ministry forced to investigate after reports of alleged sexual abuse, vandalism and inappropriate behaviour at hotel in La Plata where members of Iraq’s youth team are staying for the tournament.
RAPE ALLEGATION Thelma Fardín vows appeals as Brazil court acquits Darthés of rape 18-05-2023 17:28 Actor Juan Darthés acquitted in first instance for the crime of rape against Thelma Fardin by Brazilian court, which concluded it could not prove penetration had taken place.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’ 17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CHURCH ABUSES Pope tells LatAm Church to ‘prioritise’ sexual abuse fight 14-03-2023 17:21 Pope Francis sends message to special congress in Latin America, calling on religious leaders to "prioritise" the battle against sexual abuses and acknowledging that the "mishandling" of such cases represents a "clear danger" to the Catholic Church.
A DECADE OF POPE FRANCIS Reform and social justice: 10 years of Pope Francis 12-03-2023 10:19 During his decade as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has reformed the government of the Vatican, worked for peace and reconciliation, and has taken action against clerical child abuse.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview 10-03-2023 14:19 Ten years into his papacy, Pope Francis grants exclusive interview to Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia; Conversation, which lasted almost three hours, will be published this weekend with an edited, feature-length translation in next week’s edition of the Buenos Aires Times.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Inquiry: Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors 13-02-2023 12:02 Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
POLITICS President Fernández condemns death threats against Mauricio Macri 10-09-2022 11:49 President Alberto Fernández condemns death threats made against his predecessor in office, opposition leader Mauricio Macri.
City Teachers slam City Hall ‘neglect’ after death of 11-year-old child 18-08-2022 19:02 Educational professionals express “pain, impotence and anger” at death of unidentified 11-year-old, who passed away on Monday after profound deterioration in her health.