Thursday, December 31st 2009 - 12:04 UTC

Argentine archbishop convicted for sexual abuse

Argentine cleric gets 8 years in sex abuse case. An Argentine judge convicted a former Roman Catholic archbishop Wednesday of sexually abusing a seminarian in 1992.

Santa Fe Archbishop Edgardo Storni

Former Santa Fe Archbishop Edgardo Storni received a sentence of eight years, the minimum for aggravated sexual abuse, defense attorney Eduardo Jauchen said.

Jauchen told a Buenos Aires radio that he has appealed, saying the case against his client lacked proof and was based on “rumors, suspicions and one-sided accounts”. Storni would likely serve any time under house arrest because he is over 70.

Storni resigned in 2002 amid various abuse accusations. Judges threw out most of the cases, but the one involving the seminarian moved forward. He is the fourth Argentine cleric to be convicted of sex crimes.

In the most famous of those cases, a court sentenced Father Julio Grassi, who won fame running a foundation for poor youths, to 15 years in June for molesting a boy who participated in the program.

Published in: Politics, Argentina.

4 comments Feed

Note: Comments do not reflect MercoPress’ opinions. They are the personal view of our users. We wish to keep this as open and unregulated as possible. However, rude or foul language, discriminative comments (based on ethnicity, religion, gender, nationality, sexual orientation or the sort), spamming or any other offensive or inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated. Please report any inadequate posts to the editor. Comments must be in English. Thank you.

1 a. herold (#) Jan 01st, 2010 - 06:35 am Report abuse
We know how your presidents behave. Now we also know how (one of )your archbishops act. Can it possibly be worse.
2 jorge (#) Jan 03rd, 2010 - 01:53 pm Report abuse
mmmmm it's smell like it is a new worm here!

The fascist church is being punished. I'm verey glad.
3 Bubba (#) Jan 05th, 2010 - 06:23 pm Report abuse
One of a thousand sexual preadators hidden in the cloth of the Church. He could have been anyones' archbishop..
4 exocet82 (#) Jan 06th, 2010 - 04:51 pm Report abuse
Bubba/Herold, remember that yes this monstrocity only happens in Argentina, and nowhere else.

Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!

Advertisement

Get Email News Reports!

Get our news right on your inbox.
Subscribe Now!