Overview
- Peru’s judiciary declared unfounded a nine‑month preventive detention request for priest Marco Agüero, who is under criminal investigation.
- Agüero left the San Borja Depincri after the ruling and declined to speak to reporters as parishioners accompanied him.
- The Quinta Fiscalía Especializada de Lima Centro filed an appeal against the decision, keeping the case in the courts.
- Prosecutors say the investigation involves alleged indecent touching of three minors and two adult women connected to the Nuestra Señora de la Alegría parish in San Borja, with some incidents reported during religious activities.
- The Archdiocese of Lima says it has cooperated with authorities, noting it opened an internal inquiry and imposed precautionary measures in December 2025, while victims receive legal and psychological support.