Kirchenakte1960-2018 · 58 years
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Chile 2018: The public prosecutor counts 158 accused and 266 victims of sexual offences connected with the Church since 1960, 22 convictions and 5 cover-up cases against superiors or bishops
In 2018 Chile's National Prosecutor had all proceedings on sexual offences by priests and Church-related lay people recorded. The result: 158 accused in 144 proceedings on cases since 1960, 266 victims, 178 of them minors. 22 cases ended in conviction, 2 in acquittal and 43 in provisional closure. Five cases concern cover-up or obstruction by superiors or bishops. Files of canonical trials were requested from the Vatican for eight persons.
- Period
- 1960-2018 (58 years)
- Report published
- 24 July 2018
- Country
- Chile
- Institutions
- Catholic Church in Chile
Salesians
Marists - Category
- Sexual abuse, Cover-up
- Level of evidence
- A Primary source · what does this mean?
What happened to the people
Who was affected? Victims and numbers
- 158 persons are recorded in 144 proceedings on cases from 1960: 74 bishops, priests or deacons not in orders, 65 in orders, among them 16 Salesians and 15 Marists, 10 lay people and 9 unclassifiable. 266 victims were identified: 178 minors, 31 adults, 57 unspecified.
Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 1b
„En total son 158 personas investigadas asociadas a 144 investigaciones distintas sobre casos ocurridos desde el año 1960 a la fecha“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 1b. Original Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 1b
„(destacan 16 salesianas y 15 maristas)“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 1b. Original Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 1b
„Fueron identificadas 266 víctimas“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 1b. Original Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 1b
„178 niñas, niños y adolescentes“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 1b. Original
How were they charged and sentenced?
- 36 proceedings were still running and 108 had ended: 22 with conviction, 2 with acquittal, 4 with conditional suspension, 7 with final dismissal, 43 with provisional closure, 6 without investigation, 2 for other reasons. 22 went to the old criminal courts. The prosecutor intends to investigate all complaints regardless of limitation.
Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 1b
„22 casos concluyeron con sentencias condenatorias“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 1b. Original Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Einleitung
„investigar todas las denuncias, más allá de si los delitos están prescritos o no“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Einleitung. Original
What happened to those affected?
- The prosecutor requested files on canonical trials against eight persons from the Vatican through the foreign ministry.
Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 2a
„canónicos seguidos en contra de ocho personas“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 2a. Original
Background
Response of the Church
- Five cases are directed against superiors of orders or bishops heading a diocese for cover-up or obstruction of the investigation.
Evidence: Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa), Abschnitt 1b
„También existen 5 casos por encubrimiento u obstrucción a la investigación contra superiores de congregaciones u obispos“
Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, Abschnitt 1b. Original
See also
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2011-2019 · 8 years
The Karadima case: conviction and dismissal from the clerical state
- Chile
- Vatican City
- Sexual abuse
Original documents to read
- Government report
Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile (Kopie bei Cooperativa): Informe sobre casos de delitos sexuales relacionados con la Iglesia Católica, 1 January 2018. Original (retrieved 31 Oct 2026)
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