News of abuse

Supporters of ex-Bolivia leader Morales block roads over possible arrest

15-10-2024 15:32 Groups of protesters block key roads in Bolivia in response to probable arrest of former president Evo Morales, who is under investigation for the alleged abuse of a minor while in power.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Authorities receive a report denouncing sale of child every 17 days

16-09-2024 16:56 Special prosecutorial unit set up to clamp down on human-trafficking in Argentina reveals one complaint denouncing the sale of a newborn or child was made to the authorities every 17 days.

by Leonardo Nieva

CRIME & SECURITY

Misiones offers reward for info on fugitive lawmaker accused of child porn offences

27-08-2024 19:20 Misiones Province government has announced a five-million-peso reward for reliable information on the whereabouts of fugitive ex-provincial deputy Germán Kiczka.

COURTS

Alperovich took advantage of his power to rape ex-secretary , says ruling

19-08-2024 20:31 Former governor of Tucumán Province was sentenced to 16 years in prison back in June for rape and sexual abuse of his former secretary.

IndyCar racing

Argentine IndyCar racer Canapino takes leave amid online abuse row

08-06-2024 11:36 Online abuse leads to Argentine IndyCar racer Agustín Canapino taking a leave of absence.

FOOTBALL

Three Vélez footballers remanded in custody, one given bail

21-03-2024 16:21 Prosecutor wants to charge José Florentín, Braian Cufré with rape, Abiel Osorio with sexual abuse and Sebastián Sosa as a secondary participant as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.

FOOTBALLERS ACCUSED

Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers detained in rape probe

19-03-2024 11:20 Sebastián Sosa, José Florentín, Braian Cufré and Abiel Osorio provisionally detained as part of investigation into 24-year-old sports journalist’s rape accusation.

COURTS

Four Vélez Sarsfield players suspended after sexual abuse allegations

08-03-2024 14:06 Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers sidelined after 24-year-old sports journalist accuses them of sexual abusing her at a hotel in Tucumán.

Gender violence in Spain

In Spain, child protection key to legal fight against gender violence

07-02-2024 12:02 The case of a man who killed his children to get back at his ex-wife has thrown the spotlight on Spain's child protection efforts, which are a central part of its legal battle against gender violence.

CRIME & SECURITY

Ex-Tucumán governor Alperovich faces 15 years in jail as sexual abuse trial begins

06-02-2024 14:46 Former Tucumán governor and senator José Alperovich stands trial for sexual abuse and rape of niece and ex-aide; Offences alleged to have taken place between 2017 and 2018 in both Tucumán and Buenos Aires.

CRIME & SECURITY

Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl

17-01-2024 15:09 Youngster Milagros Prestes mysteriously disappeared on Thursday, January 12. Her body, which had been raped and strangled, was found the following day. A 62-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

by Leonardo Nieva

MUSIC & ART

Teatro Colón fires musical director after child sex abuse allegations

12-01-2024 16:46 Jan Latham-Koenig, 70, arrested in London and appears in court; Renowned British conductor charged with child sex offences and sexual communications with a child.

PRÓVOLO ABUSE TRIAL

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

19-10-2023 10:12 Nuns from the Antonio Próvolo Institute, investigated for sexual abuse of deaf children, acquitted by court; Victims’ lawyers criticise court and say they will appeal.

POLITICS

Former presidential advisor Antonio Aracre indicted for alleged sexual abuse

11-09-2023 17:02 Antonio Aracre, ex-CEO of Syngenta agricultural firm and former chief advisor to President Alberto Fernández, indicted for alleged sexual abuse of 17-year-old.

SOCIETY

Report calls for measures to tackle sexual exploitation of children

08-09-2023 10:52 Fundación Red por la Infancia report details concerns over sexual abuse and exploitation of minors; Argentina 49th out of 60 countries in international ranking assessing prevention and response to problem.

CRIME & SECURITY

More than 40% of victims of sexual violence in Argentina are children

24-05-2023 14:08 New report by UFEM unit reveals that 87% of adult victims of sexual violence are female and that 90% of those charged with such crimes are male.

FIFA U20 WORLD CUP

Scandal at U20 World Cup: Iraq accused of ‘abuse and vandalism’

20-05-2023 09:29 Buenos Aires Province Security Ministry forced to investigate after reports of alleged sexual abuse, vandalism and inappropriate behaviour at hotel in La Plata where members of Iraq’s youth team are staying for the tournament.

RAPE ALLEGATION

Thelma Fardín vows appeals as Brazil court acquits Darthés of rape

18-05-2023 17:28 Actor Juan Darthés acquitted in first instance for the crime of rape against Thelma Fardin by Brazilian court, which concluded it could not prove penetration had taken place.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’

17-03-2023 07:41 A special interview with Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the leader of the Catholic Church, to mark the tenth anniversary of his papacy. A historic interview for a historic personality.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

CHURCH ABUSES

Pope tells LatAm Church to ‘prioritise’ sexual abuse fight

14-03-2023 17:21 Pope Francis sends message to special congress in Latin America, calling on religious leaders to "prioritise" the battle against sexual abuses and acknowledging that the "mishandling" of such cases represents a "clear danger" to the Catholic Church.

A DECADE OF POPE FRANCIS

Reform and social justice: 10 years of Pope Francis

12-03-2023 10:19 During his decade as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has reformed the government of the Vatican, worked for peace and reconciliation, and has taken action against clerical child abuse.

10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS

Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview

10-03-2023 14:19 Ten years into his papacy, Pope Francis grants exclusive interview to Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia; Conversation, which lasted almost three hours, will be published this weekend with an edited, feature-length translation in next week’s edition of the Buenos Aires Times.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Inquiry: Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors

13-02-2023 12:02 Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.

News of abuse

Supporters of ex-Bolivia leader Morales block roads over possible arrest

Authorities receive a report denouncing sale of child every 17 days

Misiones offers reward for info on fugitive lawmaker accused of child porn offences

Alperovich took advantage of his power to rape ex-secretary , says ruling

Argentine IndyCar racer Canapino takes leave amid online abuse row

Three Vélez footballers remanded in custody, one given bail

Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers detained in rape probe

Four Vélez Sarsfield players suspended after sexual abuse allegations

In Spain, child protection key to legal fight against gender violence

Ex-Tucumán governor Alperovich faces 15 years in jail as sexual abuse trial begins

Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl

Teatro Colón fires musical director after child sex abuse allegations

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

Former presidential advisor Antonio Aracre indicted for alleged sexual abuse

Report calls for measures to tackle sexual exploitation of children

More than 40% of victims of sexual violence in Argentina are children

Scandal at U20 World Cup: Iraq accused of ‘abuse and vandalism’

Thelma Fardín vows appeals as Brazil court acquits Darthés of rape

Pope Francis: ‘Reaching my age in good health is a grace but I don’t know how long it will last’

Pope tells LatAm Church to ‘prioritise’ sexual abuse fight

Reform and social justice: 10 years of Pope Francis

Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview

Inquiry: Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors

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