Germán Doig Klinge

Consecrated layman. Doig joined the Sodalicio in the 1970s. Ten years younger than Figari, he quickly became one of Figari’s favorites, eventually becoming his vicar general, i.e., second in command. Between 1983 and 2000, according to a 2017 investigative report commissioned by the Sodalicio, Doig allegedly abused five boys and one female teen, all of whom were minors. He also allegedly abused three adult male members and “sexually manipulated” three other adult men.

Doig died of cardiac arrest at age 44 in 2001. Shortly thereafter, the Sodalicio began the process to get him beatified. Dr. Rocio Figueroa, who had been sexually abused by Doig when she was 15, was named to the team charged with gathering information for Doig’s beatification case. During the process, Figueroa found evidence that Doig had victimized others. Figari fought to silence her, but after he resigned as Superior General in late 2010, Figueroa’s case against Doig moved forward. In 2011, the new Superior General, Eduardo Regal, informed the community that Doig had committed acts “contrary to his vow of celibacy.” He did not mention that the victims included minors. The shocking news soon became public: in 2011, the now-defunct newspaper Diario16 ran testimonies from three victims, and the news outlet Caretas soon followed.