Ángel Cabrera Brazil arrests Ángel Cabrera, fugitive golfer accused of abuse 15-01-2021 14:19 Ángel Cabrera, wanted by Interpol on domestic violence charges, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro Thursday, and will be extradited to Argentina to stand trial.
EDITORIAL Maradona: The national mourning is also global 28-11-2020 09:09 Argentina’s greatest sporting idol born and died in the same metropolis, yet the contrast between the Villa Fiorito slum of his birth and the San Andrés gated community of his death could hardly be greater – renewed testimony to this country’s extreme social inequalities.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope meets with Australian cardinal acquitted of child abuse charges 12-10-2020 12:35 Pope Francis met Monday with Australian Cardinal George Pell for the first time since he was jailed – and then acquitted – on child sex abuse charges.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Prosecutors in Entre Ríos investigate claim priest raped nephew 29-09-2020 14:03 Sergio Decuyper accuses his paternal uncle, Reverend José Francisco Decuyper, of raping him more than 35 years ago. 42-year-old says Pope Francis asked him not to file a criminal complaint.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Argentine bishop resumes work in Holy See as Vatican abuse probe wraps 15-06-2020 15:28 Vatican spokesman confirms Archbishop Gustavo Zanchetta has resumed work in Holy See, but claims it in no way interferes with investigations probing alleged sexual abuse.
Argentina 'We live with racism and marginalisation,' assert Afro-Argentine activists 11-06-2020 16:23 Three activists from different cultural backgrounds explain what it means to live as a member of the black community in Argentina, which, according to the last census, numbers more than 150,000. by Stephanie Peuscovich
FURORE AT PROSECUTOR Outrage over prosecutor who says alleged rapists were 'letting off steam' 06-06-2020 10:01 Chubut prosecutor Fernando Rivarola comes under criticism for description of 2012 gang rape by five youths.
Assault, torture and sexual abuse Chaco police officers removed from post after vicious attack on Qom family 04-06-2020 09:00 Shocking scenes go viral on social media of police officers assaulting members of the Qom indigenous community in the Chaco Province town of Fontana. Local authorities intervene, "removing" officers from service and placing them under investigation, amid widespread condemnation of attack.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Cardinal Pell lawyers claim child sex conviction is 'wrong' in appeal 11-03-2020 12:48 Lawyers for disgraced cardinal claimed the senior cleric's conviction for child sex abuse was based on "improbabilities", as they launched a last-ditch appeal in Australia's top court on Wednesday.
LANDMARK #METOO TRIAL Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for rape, sexual assault 11-03-2020 12:25 Weinstein, who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in New York City in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006.
Coronavirus outbreak Vatican suspends investigative mission to Mexico over coronavirus 06-03-2020 17:08 The Vatican suspends a mission to Mexico to investigate clerical abuse due to the inability to travel in the face of coronavirus.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS French cardinal exits over failure to report alleged sex abuser 06-03-2020 13:34 The Pope has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, whose conviction for shielding an alleged child-molesting priest was overturned on appeal last month.
Church Abuse Vatican sends top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico 03-03-2020 10:42 Mexico, the second-largest Catholic country after Brazil, will be aided by the same investigators who shed light on Chile's extensive church abuse in 2018.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Próvolo abuse survivors ask Pope for justice 22-02-2020 10:26 Deaf survivors of clerical sexual abuse fly to Vatican, hoping to build pressure on Pope Francis to come clean about the crimes committed against them.
Church Abuse Deaf Argentine abuse survivors target pope with defiant message 19-02-2020 15:33 The victims of the Próvolo Institute are seeking a private meeting with Pope Francis in an effort to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Child Abuse Boy Scouts of America's future uncertain after bankruptcy filing 18-02-2020 11:51 A new barrage of sex-abuse lawsuits have forced the 110-year-old institution to reassess its future.
Long read: Church Abuse Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie 17-02-2020 16:04 The church went through great lengths to hide the truth that Reverend Reséndiz sexually abused a Venezuelan child, among others.
ABUSE SCANDAL Harvey Weinstein trial reaches closing stages with jury set to decide fate 14-02-2020 14:01 The weeks-long trial against US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein nears the end with the prosecution making closing arguments in today's trial.
CHURCH ABUSE SCANDALS Deaf Próvolo child abuse victims accuse Pope Francis of inaction 13-02-2020 14:49 The victims, represented by the global organisation Ending Clergy Abuse, have requested a public audience with the Argentine pontiff.
CHURCH SCANDALS Pope defrocks Argentine priest for sexual misconduct, abuse of power 10-02-2020 22:57 Pontiff moves against Roberto Juan Yannuzzi, after a four-year investigation determined he had sex with adults under his authority, absolved them of the sin during confession and otherwise abused his power.
Catholic Church Abuse Pope defrocks fellow Argentine priest Roberto Yannuzzi 05-02-2020 15:27 Yannuzzi stands accused of abusing his power by having sex with adults under his authority.
ABUSE SCANDAL Court clears French cardinal who failed to report abusive priest 30-01-2020 17:00 Court in Lyon rules Cardinal Philippe Barbarin should not be held criminally liable for his lack of action over behavior of Priest Preynat, who had allegedly abused dozen of boys scouts during the 1980s and the 1990s.
CHURCH SCANDAL Church sex abuse scandal deepens with La Plata priest’s suicide 21-12-2019 10:36 The recent suicide of Eduardo Lorenzo and the alleged cover-up surrounding possible decades of abuse sparks renewed discussion about the crisis of the Catholic Church in Argentina and around the world.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Vatican office lifts veil, revealing vast caseload of abuse claims 20-12-2019 17:28 Unprecedented numbers of reports flood the Vatican's central offices. The tribunal is already straining to keep up, and cases from a slough of new regions indicate that this recent surge is only the tip of the iceberg.
Church Sex Abuse Scandal Pope Francis strips 'pontificial secrecy' from abuse-related cases in the Church 17-12-2019 13:55 While documentation from the Church's in-house legal proceedings will still not become public, the reform removes any excuse to not cooperate with legitimate legal requests from prosecutors, police or other civil authorities.
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost Catholic Church over US$4 billion 02-12-2019 12:59 Catholic dioceses in the United States are facing a new wave of sexual abuse lawsuits after multiple states extended or suspended the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades.
GENDER VIOLENCE Thousands march to ‘shine a light’ on femicide and gender violence 30-11-2019 11:01 In Mendoza and across the country this week, demonstrators rallied to call for justice and and end to violence against women by Carly Graf
PRÓVOLO ABUSE TRIAL ‘Survivors, not victims’ – ex-Próvolo students finally find justice in court 30-11-2019 10:50 Celebrations in Mendoza as two Catholic priests accused of sexually assaulting and raping students at Antonio Próvolo Institute for the deaf are sentenced to over 40 years in prison. by Carly Graf
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS Bishop appears at court in Orán for hearing on abuse charges 27-11-2019 16:57 Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta returns to Argentina from the Vatican to attend hearing on sexual abuse charges.
Church Sex Abuse Scandal Vatican still refusing to expel priests condemned in Próvolo case 27-11-2019 12:41 Convictions and sentencing of two priests for rape and sexual abuse of minors reignites controversy around Holy See's protection of members of the Catholic Church facing such allegations, many of whom continue to be supported by the institution. by Mariana Sarramea
CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL Próvolo victims hope priests' sentences send Pope a message 27-11-2019 07:25 "This is a watershed case for society, justice, the victims and also for the Church," warns bishop, as victims demand Pope Francis take note of historic abuse case at Provólo Institute in Luján de Cuyo.
TUCUMÁN SENATOR Alperovich requests leave of absence from Senate after abuse allegations 26-11-2019 16:02 Senator José Alperovich continues to deny all charges of sexual abuse against him, but requests leave of absence, saying he needs time to ‘repair his honour.’
'PRÓVOLO' CASE Priests who sexually abused deaf children get 40-year jail terms 25-11-2019 14:46 Mendoza court sentences Nicola Corradi to 42 years in prison and Horacio Corbacho to 45 years for sexually abusing deaf children at the Antonio Próvolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children.
CHURCH ABUSE SCANDALS Verdict nears for Próvolo priests as Church struggles to deal with abuse scandals 25-11-2019 08:58 Pope Francis’ homeland faces a complicated week of reckoning with the sex abuse scandal that has plagued the Roman Catholic Church.
CATHOLIC CHURCH & ABUSE Próvolo case: Legal team expects justice for Church sex abuse victim 23-11-2019 11:38 In this exclusive report from Mendoza, Carly Graf meets lawyers from Xumek, the NGO representing plaintiffs in the shocking ‘Próvolo’ scandal, in which two priests stand accused of the rape and sexual assault of minors at an institute for deaf children in Mendoza. by Carly Graf
Ex-Tucumán governor Relative accuses Senator José Alperovich of rape, sexual abuse 22-11-2019 20:31 Explosive allegations – stretching over period lasting more than a year – against three-time former governor of Tucumán Province spark immediate calls for his resignation.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Argentine bishop accused of abuse slams prosecutors for seeking arrest order 22-11-2019 10:26 Gustavo Zanchetta has been formally accused of "aggravated continuous sexual abuse” of two seminarians, charges that carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
TRIAL IN MENDOZA Verdicts for Próvolo priests accused of sexually abusing deaf children due Monday 20-11-2019 13:30 Lawyers ask for sentences of up to 50 years in the 'Próvolo' abuse case, in which two priests and a gardener are accused of rape and sexual assault of minors at institute for deaf children in Mendoza.
HUMAN RIGHTS UN votes to launch new probe into Venezuela rights abuses 27-09-2019 09:41 Resolution tabled by more than a dozen countries from Latin America, including Argentina,adopted by the 47-member council. It called for the UN's top rights body to "dispatch urgently an independent international fact-finding mission" to Venezuela.
TEENAGE MOTHERS Adolescent birth rate in Argentina has not dropped for 20 years 25-09-2019 07:30 Every year, 2,500 babies are born to those aged under 15 years old in Argentina. It's a figure that has remained stable for at least two decades. by Mariana Sarramea
COURTS Jonathan Fabbro handed 14 years in jail for sexual abuse of niece 29-08-2019 14:58 Former Boca Juniors and River Plate star found guilty of at least five counts of "severely outrageous sexual abuse” against his niece and goddaughter between 2015 and 2017.
CHURCH SCANDAL Priests accused of abusing deaf students stand trial 10-08-2019 12:31 Nicola Corradi, 83, and Horacio Corbacho, 59, are charged with alleged crimes including rape and sexual abuse against deaf minors.
CHURCH ABUSE SCANDAL Victims speak out as Próvolo Institute abuse trial begins in Mendoza 10-08-2019 12:17 Some 20 ex-students say they were sexually abused, including cases of rape, by two priests between 2004 and 2016. On Monday, two Catholic priests stood in the dock in Mendoza, charged with 28 alleged crimes, including rape and sexual abuse.
MENDOZA TRIAL 'They're demonic': the deaf victims of Argentina's paedophile priests speak out 05-08-2019 12:03 Victims testimony shakes trial of Catholic priests in Mendoza accused of sexual abuse.
SEXUAL ABUSE Ex-boxing champion Carlos Baldomir given 18 years for sexual abuse of daughter 31-07-2019 13:26 Former welterweight champion unanimously convicted of "repeated sexual abuse" of a minor in the court.
TRIAL ENDS Rock star sentenced to 22 years in prison for sexual abuse of minors 12-07-2019 17:36 Cristian Aldana, the leader of local band El Otro Yo, handed more than two decades behind bars after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of minors.
ABUSE SCANDAL IN CHURCH Bishop close to Pope Francis formally accused of abuse in Argentina for first time 07-06-2019 17:52 The prosecutor's office in Salta Province said Friday that prosecutor Mónica Viazzi had accused Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta of "aggravated continuous sexual abuse."
SEX ABUSE SCANDAL Pope: Argentine bishop accused of abuse is now facing Vatican trial 28-05-2019 17:27 Pontiff says he received the results of a preliminary investigation into Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta two weeks ago and ordered the case be handed over for trial by a Church tribunal.