Division 5 of the District Court of Murcia, From San Pedro del Pinatar to the priest Antonio L. Z, barely add 9 years in prison for two crimes child sexual abuseAn obligation to reimburse two minors with 8,200 euros after the completion of their prison sentence, in addition to the 7-year probation.
Specifically, he is considered the author of a crime. sexual abuse Under 13 for grabbing a boy’s penis while playing with a video console at homeand a constant crime Sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16 for touching his genitals several times, “to satisfy their sexual appetite” and, in both cases, to enjoy “their priesthood status and friendships with them and their families.”
The accused also Prohibition of approaching less than 500 meters Communicate in any way with minors aged 9 and 10.
it happened Bishop José Manuel Lorca Planes himself, who condemned the events three years ago. lorca The planes informed the Murcia District Attorney’s office that the priest, who up to that time was the district priest, informed. Saint John the Baptist of Yecla and the priest Hospital Virgen del Castillowould sexually abuse a minor. The bishop dismissed him.
Antonio L.Z also gave the rite San Pedro del Pinatar until 2013. He was dismissed that year. On the parochial priest’s position in San Pedro Apóstol, San Pedro and Nuestra Señora del Rosario de El Mirador San Javierat that time he was appointed parish priest in San Juan Bautista.
the court imposes special disqualification for any profession or tradeinvolving regular and direct contact with minors over a 10-year period, whether paid or not.
With an order delivered on Tuesday, the Chamber accepted the temporary detention of the accused requested by the public prosecutor’s office and the special prosecutor’s office. “Severity of the sentences given here” of prison sentences exceeding 9 years, The sentence of 7 years and 9 months was added to the sentence of 3 May 2022, given by the same court, for another sexual abuse crime. “There is no doubt that new sentences, totaling more than 16 years, significantly increase the risk of escape, given the natural and human disposition attributable to all prisoners with whom they would seek to avoid serving a long sentence. freedom through escape and hiding.
Proven facts
In May, the State Court declared that this had been proven. the abuse first occurred in the family home That of the victim in San Pedro del Pinatar and their continuation in Yecla.
Apparently, the relationship between the religious person’s family and the minor’s family was so close that the underage boy often spent the night at home. The convicted man gave him expensive gifts “to maintain his dominance over him,” according to punishment.
Before this complaint by the bishop The other two have already been weighed for sexual abuse and one sexual assault -also for minors- about the convict. Victims claimed that he touched them and that it was an attempt at penetration. In these cases, the Prosecutor’s Office demanded five years’ imprisonment and twice, four and six years on the one hand and twelve years on the other.
TSJRM’s decision against can be appealed Supreme Courtalso, given his status as a priest, it indicates a priority and superiority over the victim.