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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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."