# Authorities Rescue 13 Minors from Foundation Linked to 'El Pastor' Arrest

Prosecutors accuse Ángel Gabriel Capellán and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez of abuse after rescuing 13 children.

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Prosecutors accuse Ángel Gabriel Capellán and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez of alleged physical and psychological abuse and forced labor against several minors. [^1]

The Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Público) in the Dominican Republic announced the arrest of Ángel Gabriel Capellán, known as 'El Pastor' or 'Capellán', on 2026-09-03. [^2]

The Dominican Republic's Ministry Public charged Ángel Gabriel Capellán, known as 'El Pastor', and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez with human trafficking and abuse against nine minors. [^3]

A judge of the Oficina de Atención Permanente de San Cristóbal will hear a request for preventive detention against Ángel Gabriel Capellán, alias 'el Pastor', and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez, accused of keeping 13 minors in conditions of physical and psychological mistreatment at Fundación Restaurando Vida. [^4]

Following the arrest of Capellán, investigators determined that Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez moved several minors from the Fundación Restaurando Vida in Bajos de Haina to a residence in El Carril, Los Solares. [^5]

The accused are alleged to have subjected the victims, aged between 2 and 13, to physical and psychological violence. [^6]

The alleged crimes occurred at the 'Fundación Restaurando Vida' in Haina, where the nine children were rescued on August 29. [^7]

The investigation began on August 28 after a 12-year-old boy escaped the foundation and reported being subjected to abuse and forced labor in construction and agriculture. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Prosecutors accuse Ángel Gabriel Capellán and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez of alleged physical and psychological abuse and forced labor against several minors. (El Día, News)
2. The Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Público) in the Dominican Republic announced the arrest of Ángel Gabriel Capellán, known as 'El Pastor' or 'Capellán', on 2026-09-03. (El Día, News)
3. The Dominican Republic's Ministry Public charged Ángel Gabriel Capellán, known as 'El Pastor', and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez with human trafficking and abuse against nine minors. (Hoy Digital, News)
4. A judge of the Oficina de Atención Permanente de San Cristóbal will hear a request for preventive detention against Ángel Gabriel Capellán, alias 'el Pastor', and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez, accused of keeping 13 minors in conditions of physical and psychological mistreatment at Fundación Restaurando Vida. (El Día, News)
5. Following the arrest of Capellán, investigators determined that Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez moved several minors from the Fundación Restaurando Vida in Bajos de Haina to a residence in El Carril, Los Solares. (El Día, News)
6. The accused are alleged to have subjected the victims, aged between 2 and 13, to physical and psychological violence. (Hoy Digital, News)
7. The alleged crimes occurred at the 'Fundación Restaurando Vida' in Haina, where the nine children were rescued on August 29. (Hoy Digital, News)
8. The investigation began on August 28 after a 12-year-old boy escaped the foundation and reported being subjected to abuse and forced labor in construction and agriculture. (Hoy Digital, News)

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