Pastor accused of sexual abuse of 14-year-old in Villa Constitución, Argentina, arrested in San Nicolás

A 67-year-old pastor was arrested on Thursday in San Nicolás in connection with a case of alleged simple sexual abuse that was opened in Villa Constitución. Members of the DDI San Nicolás carried out the operation with staff from the Third Police Station and the Santa Fe Investigative Police.

The investigation began on September 6, when a 36-year-old woman reported that her 14-year-old daughter had told her about a situation involving the pastor of the Villa Constitución church the family attended, which is located on Falucho Street. According to the report, the man had inappropriate physical contact with the adolescent. The source describes these as allegations, and no conviction has been reported.

The case was placed under the intervention of the College of Judges of First Instance of Judicial District No. 14 of Villa Constitución. To carry out the procedure in Buenos Aires territory, investigators requested a search warrant through judicial notice, and the Court of Guarantees No. 2 of San Nicolás authorized it.

The operation was set up at a house on Chiclana 200, in the Suizo neighborhood in the northern area of San Nicolás. Investigators located the suspect there and arrested him. The Investigative Police of Villa Constitución then took custody of the detainee and transferred him to Villa Constitución, where he was placed at the disposal of the judicial intervener.

A mother who acted on what her daughter disclosed brought the matter to authorities, and the case now rests with the courts to determine the facts (Psalm 82:3).

Source: Read the original report (translated from Spanish)