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Court Accredits Case of Abuse of Priest Felipe Berrios, but Dismisses It by Statute of Limitations

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This Tuesday, the Thirty-fourth Court of the Crime of Santiago accredited the case of sexual abuse against the priest Felipe Berrios, although it also announced its complete and definitive dismissal due to the prescription of the facts. Details of the judgment against the priest Felipe Berrios The judge (I) Edgardo Gutiérrez issued the complete and definitive dismissal for “prescription of the criminal action” in the investigation resulting from…

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The 34th Court of the Crime of Santiago has definitively dismissed the case against ex-Jessuita Felipe Berrios, who was one of the most influential priests in Chile, considering that criminal proceedings were prescribed in an investigation after a complaint against her for sexual abuse of a minor. Although the case has been closed, Judge Edgardo Gutierrez took the offence for “a single fact” occurred 25 years ago, when the complainant, today an …

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This Tuesday the defense of the priest Felipe Berrios del Solar announced that it will appeal to the judgment of the Thirty-fourth Court of the Crime of Santiago that issued a complete and definitive dismissal by statute of limitations of the criminal action in the investigation followed by a complaint filed by a woman for sexual abuse of more than 12 years. “Today, a ruling issued by Judge Edgardo Gutiérrez Basualto, of the 34th Court of the Cr…

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What happened? The Thirty-fourth Court of the Crime of Santiago resolved the “total and definitive” dismissal of the priest Felipe Berrios, due to the prescription of the investigation related to the complaint of a woman for sexual abuse of a person over 12 years of age, according to Meganoticias slogan. Anyway, a fact occurred in August 2000, in the context of a spiritual retreat carried out in the Shrine of Schoenstatt, municipality of La Flor…

The defense of Felipe Berrios confirmed that it will appeal to the decision of the Thirty-fourth Court of the Crime of Santiago, which confirmed that the priest performed “acts of relevance and sexual connotation” against a victim over 12 years of age, although it issued a total and definitive dismissal by statute of limitations. According to the Judiciary, the event would have occurred during a spiritual retreat held at the Shrine of Schoenstat…

A single event occurred in August 2000 during a spiritual retreat at the Shrine of Schoenstatt, commune of La Florida, was credited.

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CNN Chile broke the news in on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.
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