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Dominican Police Rescue 14 Minors from Religious Foundation

Dominican police rescued 14 minors and detained over ten people in an investigation of a religious foundation.

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The Dominican Republic police reported on Monday that they rescued 14 minors and detained more than ten individuals during an investigation into a religious foundation. [1] Investigators preliminarily identified the man accused by the victim as Ángel Gabriel Capellán, 69, who figures as the pastor of the foundation. [2] A 12-year-old boy reported escaping the foundation 'Restaurando Vida, Un Muerto que Revive' and alleged that a man known as 'El Pastor' or 'El Capellán' controlled him and forced him into construction and agricultural work. [3] The religious foundation operated without the corresponding habilitation to provide protection services for minors. [4]
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  1. The Dominican Republic police reported on Monday that they rescued 14 minors and detained more than ten individuals during an investigation into a religious foundation. · El Universal
  2. Investigators preliminarily identified the man accused by the victim as Ángel Gabriel Capellán, 69, who figures as the pastor of the foundation. · El Universal
  3. A 12-year-old boy reported escaping the foundation 'Restaurando Vida, Un Muerto que Revive' and alleged that a man known as 'El Pastor' or 'El Capellán' controlled him and forced him into construction and agricultural work. · Hoy Digital
  4. The religious foundation operated without the corresponding habilitation to provide protection services for minors. · Hoy Digital
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