Peruvian priest is sentenced to life for pedophilia | News
The members of the Supraprovincial Collegiate Criminal Court in the Peruvian province of Áncash unanimously imposed a life sentence on the priest Maurilio Villafana, finding him guilty of the crime of rape of a child under nine years of age.
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After four years of investigations, by prosecutor Rosario Mercedes Aliaga Castañeda, from the First Corporate Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Huaylas, Áncash, the testimony of the underage victim determined the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the pedophile.
The Supraprovincial Collegiate Criminal Court of the Ancash Court imposed life imprisonment on the #priest Maurilio Villafana Morales, as the author of the crime of violation of sexual freedom to the detriment of a minor of reserved identity. More information: https://t.co/PyzB7KxtTL pic.twitter.com/iHYfiJOXls
– Judicial Power Peru (@Poder_Judicial_)
May 4, 2023
The defendant, a priest of the Catholic Church of Ancash, must also pay a fine of 6,000 soles (1,611 dollars).
The next step will be to issue an arrest warrant against the defendant, who already has a restrictive appearance order and must serve the maximum sentence in the Huaraz Penitentiary Center.
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