The Catholic Church of Córdoba remains shocked by the arrest of priest Patricio Cruz Vialebelonging to the community of Schoenstattaccused of sexually abuse to a 46-year-old parishioner.
In dialogue with Twelve Newscastthe priest’s lawyer, Ignacio Carranzareferred to the judicial situation of his client. “The rating is not ‘rape.’ “It is a type of sexual abuse but not rape, as they said in some media,” he said.
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And he added: “We do not know the facts of which he is accused, we will only know them when he is summoned for investigation, where we will have access to the summary.”
He then referred to the relationship that Cruz Viale had with the complainant. “I knew her, they had a relationship for quite some time, He was her spiritual guide.. They had a fluid relationship, knowing the family“, he indicated, while denying a relationship between a couple and a sexual nature.
The lawyer who defends the priest Patricio Cruz Viale spoke with Noticiero Doce about the 46-year-old woman’s complaint.
Along the same lines, he added: “It is the relationship of a father who works in the social function. She was very cooperative with him.moving him to places where he attended, such as nursing homes, for example.”
Finally, Carranza explained that the priest “is calm, waiting for the possibility of being able to defend himself.” “We will hear the complaint and from there we will exercise the right of defense,” he concluded.
