Another Woman Comes Forward Saying Paraguay President Fathered Child While Bishop
By Andrea Machain
ABC News
April 21, 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=7383472&page=1
The president of Paraguay, who had already shocked his nation, and even the world, by confessing he had fathered a child with a young girl out of wedlock when he was a bishop, is facing a new paternity accusation.
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| File picture of Paraguay's President and former Catholic Bishop Fernando Lugo: he has admitted he is the father of a child conceived with Viviana Carillo while he was still a Roman Catholic Bishop of San Pedro, now further revelations have emerged. Photo by Jorge Saenz |
The scandal may be more shocking than most to rock the political world because President Fernando Lugo was, at the time of the affair, a Catholic bishop and both of the young women were members of his flock.
Benigna Leguizamón, 27, on Monday claimed she has a 6-year-old son with the former bishop. The president responded to the claim by issuing a short statement saying that he was going to act "in line with the truth."
Lugo came to power on a wave of optimism, promising to clean up politics and bring a brighter future to the country.
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