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3mo ago

Lima Priest Held in 7-Day Detention Over Alleged Improper Touching of Five, Including Minors

Prosecutors are taking Cámara Gesell testimony from the accusers under a case that the archdiocese says already triggered canonical sanctions.

Marco Agüero Vidal cumple siete días de detención preliminar por abusos presuntamente ocurridos en una parroquia de San Borja.
Todas las afectadas pertenecían a grupos juveniles que colaboraban con la parroquia.

Overview

  • Marco Antonio Agüero Vidal, 61, is under a seven-day preliminary detention ordered by the Ministerio Público and is held at the San Borja DIRINCRI.
  • Five women accuse him of non-consensual touching, including three minors linked to youth groups at the parish Nuestra Señora de la Alegría.
  • Three accusers have already given statements in a Cámara Gesell, with the remaining two interviews scheduled for today under prosecutorial oversight.
  • The Arzobispado de Lima says it received a 29-page complaint on December 11, imposed a formal remedio penal on December 26, and applied precautionary canonical measures in February.
  • Investigative diligences continue during the detention period, after which prosecutors will decide whether to seek preventive detention.