The former Chancellor of the Archdiocese remained in preventive prison

As an author of sexual abuse, statutory rape and "clear psychological manipulation", the former Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Santiago Scar Muoz Toledo was appointed at the time the formalization hearing before the court of Garanta de Rancagua. The priest (56) was arrested Thursday at his home in Macul and yesterday he was transferred early from OS-9 in the capital to Regin O. Higgins.

By order of the magistrate Luis Barra, Presbyter remained in preventive detention, following the request of the public prosecutor's office which accuses him of five crimes of sexual abuse and of legal rape – repeated and completed – which will have occurred in 2002 with alleged victims whose ages ranged from 11 to 17 years. 19659002] Muoz Toledo remained incarcerated for the 180 days that were granted as a term for the investigation. The investigation was opened by the O. Regional Prosecutor Higgins, Emiliano Arias.

At the formalization hearing, which lasted more than an hour, the prosecutor's application for incarceration had no opposition on the part of the defense of the priest, assumed by the lawyer Gabriel Henrquez

The religious remain in the Module 1 of the Fang of Gonzalina, in Rancagua, which is intended for the accused.

Public Prosecutor Sergio Moya was charged with exposing the facts of the five cases to the hearing. He gave details provided by the alleged victims and pointed out that the priest acted by taking advantage of the trust that he made them, among whom he mentioned aclitos and a young man with a priestly vocation, who considered him also as a spiritual guide

. The presbtero was a direct relative of the mother of one of the affected people. Therefore, he said, abuses occurred in Macul, in the priest's family home.

Among the alleged victims, I also mention the children of the parishioners of the parish of the Immaculate Conception of Maip

He easily managed a relationship of trust between the family of the victim, who is very Catholic, and the accused, who was a priest of the Catholic Church and Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Santiago, quality in which, moreover, he was in charge of receiving complaints against Priests accused of having committed sexual abuse, "says one of the statements that are part of the investigation.In this parish, Muoz Toledo met a child from an early age, according to the antecedents of the public prosecutor, but the alleged abuses began when he was already a teenager

Such crimes occurred even on important occasions for the Church in Santiago: "On September 17, 2015, the deceased died in the house of the Accused (Muoz Toledo) for a to the Te Deum party that took place the next day, "says the tax office document.

whistleblower worked under his command

In December 2016, according to the public prosecutor, the same assigned began to work in the controller of the Archbishopric of Santiago, "where the accused was chancellor and head of the victim. "

This employment relationship, the young man remained to stay in the home of the accused because he was closer to the archbishopric. In this context, according to the prosecutor, the priest commits the abuses. The alleged victim – now 19 years old – complained on 1 June at the office of the Archbishop

Defense: "We will collaborate"

After the hearing, the prosecutor Arias He added that "we have also observed a clear psychological manipulation. The" aggravated "abuse of conscience," he said, "for the role Muoz Toledo played in the Church: he denounced the crimes against humanity. that is why he "knows what to do, how to fend for himself and ensure his impunity". "

Meanwhile, defense counsel commented that" we will collaborate in all that is necessary "and that although his client is" shocked ", he is calm.

On the merits presented by the prosecutor, affirmed that "two of the facts are framed in self-denial (from last January) .The other three are new."

The former Chancellor declared on January 2, being separated from his priestly office.

term of the hearing, Rodrigo Muoz, brother of the accused, decli n refer to the situation of your parent. He only stressed that the priest "is very affected."

Appeal to the Attorney

During the day, in addition, the National Council for the Prevention of Juvenile Abuse and Victim Accompaniment – Body of the Episcopal Conference J & rsquo; Luis Torres, head of the Unit for Human Rights, Sexual Offenses and Gender-Based Violence of the Public Ministry, to express concern about not being informed of the seizure that took place Thursday in the ### 39 Archdiocese of Santiago. In this regard, the prosecutor replied that this type of procedure is not planned and said to remain attentive to the coordination necessary in this type of case.

Complaint
The Archdiocese of Santiago declared that apart from his duties to the priest Jorge Laplagne Aguirre, for an alleged abuse occurred 13 years ago