P. Ismael Montero Casas
Diocese: Prelature of Yauyos, Peru
In 2011, Montero Casas sexually assaulted and attempted to rape a 15-year-old boy after luring him into a room at a parish in the Chilca district of Lima’s Canete province. The priest threatened to also sexually abuse the boy’s sister if he reported the incident. After the assault became known, the priest fled to his home, where he was later arrested. He was immediately suspended from ministry. Chilca police moved him to the district of Mala after area residents attempted vigilante justice. A medical examination of the boy showed injuries consistent with sexual assault. Reportedly, there were similar complaints about Montero Casas in 2004 – one in Yauyos and two in Chilca. He was sentenced in May 2012 to seven years in prison and ordered to pay 10,000 soles for reparations.
- Cañete: Pretenden golpear a sacerdote acusado de intento de violación, RPP, 07.29.2011
- Suspenden a sacerdote acusado de abusar de un menor en Perú, ACI Prensa, 08.01.2011
- Los Pecados del Padre Montero, Parte 1, Panamericana Television S.A., 08.07.2011
- Los pecados del padre Montero parte 2, Panamericana Television S.A., 08.07.2011
- EN CAÑETE SENTENCIAN A SACERDOTE POR ABUSO SEXUAL, Actualidad Canetana, 05.11.2012
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