The nun detained in San Miguel had two complaints of abuse: what did the bishopric say

06/10/2021 2:47 PM

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Updated 06/10/2021 2:47 PM

After the arrest of a nun reported for sexual abuse in San Miguel, the

Bishopric of

San Isidro issued a statement explaining the situation in the religious community Hermanas Trinitarias, where she lived.

In the text released, they also confirmed that there was not one but

two complaints of minors

that pointed to María Tellez Facusado for harassment.

The first, which was released this Wednesday, when the images of the operation in which she was taken away handcuffed, was of a 15-year-old minor who

was in custody

by order of the Justice.

The detainee was accused of having committed a succession of

sexual abuse

between 2020 and 2021 against

underage girls

. 

They arrested Sister Marina, a Colombian nun accused of abuse.

“In October of last year, a minor was learned who denounced in court an alleged abuse by a Religious who lived and worked in the Home 'Community of Trinitarian Sisters', (belonging to the Congregation of the Trinitarian Sisters), based in Boulogne ”, explains the statement released by the Bishopric and adds that“ at that very moment the authorities of the Congregation were asked to initiate the

corresponding

canonical investigation

”.

In the institution they added that "upon perceiving a delay in the beginning of the action by the aforementioned Congregation, the Bishopric decided ex officio to begin the process."

In addition, they indicated that “in

April of this year, a complaint was filed in court by another minor

, to which the corresponding canonical process also began.

Likewise, the Congregation was exhorted to separate from the Home those who were denounced while the investigation lasts ”.

“Taking cognizance of the arrest of one of the denounced sisters, the Bishopric affirms the continuity of the canonical process and places itself at the disposal of the Justice, as well as offering its own agencies for the Protection of Minors to contain and accompany those who are in a serious situation of vulnerability ”, they closed in the letter.

The Home of the Trinitarian Sisters of Boulogne.

According to what the judicial file indicates, the 64-year-old detainee is denounced for "simple sexual abuse aggravated by having been committed by religious worship and by being a person in charge of the custody of minors, taking advantage of their relationship of authority and that the victim has not been able to freely consent to such action, ”judicial sources specified.

Who is the arrested nun

The Trinitarian Sisters is a worldwide religious community

with three headquarters

in the country.

He is dedicated to “welcoming any young man who needs a helping hand to make his way in this world,” says the congregation's website.

One of the properties is located in San Miguel, where the nun was arrested yesterday.

The other headquarters operate in Núñez and Boulogne, where the abuses would have occurred. 

The accused was identified by sources in the case as María Tellez Fajardo, a

64-year-old Colombian

nun

known within the San Miguel community as

Sister Marina

.

The kitchen of the Home of the Trinitarian Sisters of Boulogne.

The San Isidro DDI arrested her this Wednesday by order of the prosecutor Marcelo Fuenzalida, of the UFI Specialized in crimes related to human trafficking.

The victim was in custody at that institution located in San Isidro under a

shelter measure

ordered by Family Court No. 1 of Tigre.

According to the victim, the attacks "occurred

in the kitchen and warehouse

of the Home of the Trinitarian Sisters of Boulogne", located at Carlos Tejedor 348, and were repeated.

The victim also denounced that this year he had discovered the accused when he was

observing her

through a window while she was in the bathroom,

naked

, according to the sources.

The abuses also occurred in the warehouse of the Home of the Trinitarian Sisters.

The case was initiated after a complaint from a lawyer as well as from the Directorate for Children and Adolescents of Tres de Febrero, the Directorate for Children and Sexual Diversity of Pilar and the Local Service for the Promotion and Protection of Boys, Girls and Tigre teens.

Sister Marina was taken into custody from the San Miguel cult delegation, located at 775 Balbín Avenue, where she

 had been transferred

.

While they put the handcuffs on him, he

asked for his lawyer

.

They then raided Boulogne's residence where the abuses occurred, according to the complaint.

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