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Marcela Tauro Apologizes After Saying Parents Who Rape Children Should Be 'Honored'

Her televised mea culpa follows a viral radio clip that specialists say risks re‑victimizing survivors.

Overview

  • During a June 30 radio discussion on historical revisionism, Tauro said on El club del Moro that "hay que honrar a los padres que violan a sus hijos," a remark that stunned her colleagues in the studio.
  • Co-panelists including Santiago del Moro, Anita Martínez and others immediately distanced themselves on air and challenged the comment as it unfolded.
  • The short clip quickly went viral on social media and drew strong criticism from users and child‑protection and psychology specialists who warned the phrasing could re‑traumatize abuse survivors and harm public health messaging.
  • Hours after the clip spread, Tauro appeared on Intrusos to apologize on camera, said she misspoke, called the remark "a horror," and asked forgiveness while citing her roughly 40‑year media career.
  • As of the latest reports, the episode remains a public controversy focused on media responsibility and harm to survivors, and no formal disciplinary actions or institutional responses have been reported.