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Dozens of names of priests in Colombia indicated that he was involved in a case sexual violence against minors is revealed. Cases of sexual violence occurred from 1995 to 2019.
Reported by AFPSunday (08/28/2022), the names of the priests were released in response to a court ruling in favor of Juan Pablo Barrientos, a journalist investigating an alleged network of pedophile priests.
“(The archdiocese of Medelin – ed) wants to show transparency, commitment to the truth and that there is no purpose for the cover-ups”, said the archbishop of Medellin, Monsignor Ricardo Tobon.
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In a video posted on the Twitter account of the archdiocese of Medellin, the religious figure accused Barrientos of having conducted an “aggressive smear campaign against the Church”.
Meanwhile, according to Juan Pablo Barrientos, the Church has revealed the names because the Constitutional Court has forced them.
“Most of these priests … had previously been suspended for a while, but they are back to being priests again,” said Barrientos, who has been investigating sexual assaults by priests for years, in a video released Saturday. .
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