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Colombian Priest Sentenced to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Minor

A priest in Caldas, Colombia, was sentenced to 64 months in prison for sexual acts with a minor under 14.

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The First Criminal Circuit Court of Caldas, Antioquia, sentenced priest Luis Ernesto Valencia López to 64 months in prison for aggravated sexual acts with a minor under 14 years old. [1] The court imposed a ban on Luis Ernesto Valencia López from exercising public rights and functions. [2] The priest is prohibited from approaching the victim or any members of their family group, including any form of communication, for the duration of the sentence. [3] The court declared Luis Ernesto Valencia López criminally responsible for the investigated facts and imposed a main penalty of 64 months in prison. [4] The judge denied the request for conditional suspension of the sentence and rejected the substitution of prison with home detention. [5] The priest must serve the sentence in a prison facility designated by the National Institute of Penal Execution (INPEC) and cannot be released on bail. [6] Judge Pastor Camilo Perafán Cardona initially sentenced the priest to 144 months in prison but later reduced the sentence to 64 months after admitting an error in the penalty amount. [7]
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  1. The First Criminal Circuit Court of Caldas, Antioquia, sentenced priest Luis Ernesto Valencia López to 64 months in prison for aggravated sexual acts with a minor under 14 years old. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  2. The court imposed a ban on Luis Ernesto Valencia López from exercising public rights and functions. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  3. The priest is prohibited from approaching the victim or any members of their family group, including any form of communication, for the duration of the sentence. · ELHERALDO.COColombia
  4. The court declared Luis Ernesto Valencia López criminally responsible for the investigated facts and imposed a main penalty of 64 months in prison. · Caracol Radio
  5. The judge denied the request for conditional suspension of the sentence and rejected the substitution of prison with home detention. · Caracol Radio
  6. The priest must serve the sentence in a prison facility designated by the National Institute of Penal Execution (INPEC) and cannot be released on bail. · Caracol Radio
  7. Judge Pastor Camilo Perafán Cardona initially sentenced the priest to 144 months in prison but later reduced the sentence to 64 months after admitting an error in the penalty amount. · El Tiempo
The one we could place publishes from Colombia. 2 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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