CHILE
GlobalPost
A Chilean priest has been defrocked by his order for allegedly sexually abusing two minors, the country’s Roman Catholic church said Tuesday.
The church had investigated the allegations against the priest, Hector Valdes, in 2008, but a new probe was ordered four years later by the archbishop of Santiago, Ricardo Ezzati.
The second investigation found Valdes “guilty of the crime of sexually abusing two minors, and abuse of his ministry,” the church said in a statement.
Valdes “is hereby removed for life from exercising priestly ministry and the religious life,” it said.
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