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Tag: Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta

  • Tuesday, June 11th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

    Argentine homosexual bishop criminally charged for sexually abusing seminarians

    Prosecutor Mónica Viazzi charged Zanchetta with sexual abuse aggravated by his religious authority.

    A homosexual bishop from Argentina undergoing a canonical trial has been criminally charged with sexually abusing seminarians. The prosecutor's office in the Argentine province of Salta publicized the formal charge on Friday. Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta could be facing three to 10 years in prison for “aggravated continuous sexual abuse committed by a minister of a religious organization.”