P. Ronald Jerry Peña Miranda
Diocese: Archdiocese of Trujillo, Peru
Parish priest in Guadalupe, province of Pacasmayo, when found by police with a 16-year-old girl on July 21, 2018 in a guest house room in Pacanguilla, Chepen. Peña was the girl’s religion teacher at the Santa Ines Educational Institution. He was arrested, briefly detained, then released. Per the public prosecutor’s office, the priest and girl stated that they were in a consensual sexual relationship, and had been since January. Further, the law allowed minors aged 14 and older to engage in voluntary or consensual sexual relations. Peña was suspended from ministry and investigated by the Archdiocese.
- Suspenden de funciones e inician investigación canónica a sacerdote hallado con menor en hotel, ACI Prensa, 07.22.2018
- La Libertad: Priest found with minor in hostel and suspended from his duties, TV Peru, 07.22.2018
- Liberan a párroco que fue hallado con una adolescente dentro de hostal, El Comercio, 07.22.2018
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La Libertad: PNP detiene a sacerdote junto a menor de edad dentro de un hostal, 24 Horas, YouTube, 07.23.2018
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