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Abuser Priest Back in Court
While the nation and the world
mourns the death of Pope John Paul II and the Catedral Metropolitana in
San José is filled with devotees, in Alajuela, father Enrique Delgado,
was back in court to continue his trial for the sexual abuse of minors.
Delgado is accused of sexually abusing three boys in 2002, when they
were minors and had the trust of the priest.
Psychologist Leda Amen, who works for the Patronato Nacional de la
Infancia, PANI - the child welfare agency - narrated her version of what
the young boys told her during weeks of therapy. The defense is assuring
that the whole situation is a set up to extort money.
The psychologist told the court that it is unlikely that the boys made
up the stories of abuse that has left them emotionally scarred.
A news publication ban had been placed on the court proceedings at the
request of the family of the boys. No images or audio transcripts can be
published.
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