Two Men Face Preventive Detention Over Alleged Abuse of 14 Children in Dominican Republic

Dominican authorities seek preventive detention for two men accused of abusing and trafficking children in a foundation in Haina.

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The Dominican Republic's Public Ministry requested preventive detention for Angel Gabriel Capellan, known as 'El Pastor', and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez on September 3, 2026, regarding the mistreatment of minors. ^[1] During a police raid executed on the night of August 29 to August 30, 2026, authorities rescued 13 children aged between four months and 13 years from the foundation. ^[2] The Dominican Republic's Ministry Public charged Pastor Angel Gabriel Capellan and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez with abuse and forced labor at the Restaurando Vida foundation in Haina. ^[3] A forensic medical evaluation of the escaped minor revealed multiple injuries on the face, arms, legs, back, and second-degree burns on both hands. ^[4] Fourteen minors, aged between four months and 13 years, were located during police raids on August 29 and 30, 2026, in the sectors La Pared and El Carril in Haina. ^[5] The Public Ministry alleges that the foundation, also known as 'Un Muerto que Revive', was not authorized to operate as a home for children, girls, and adolescents. ^[6] The foundation, led by Pastor Angel Gabriel Capellan, was allegedly operating without authorization from the competent authority to serve as a home for children, girls, and adolescents. ^[7] The Ministry Public alleges that the children were subjected to physical and psychological mistreatment and forced labor within the foundation's facilities. ^[8]

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During a police raid executed on the night of August 29 to August 30, 2026, authorities rescued 13 children aged between four months and 13 years from the foundation. · Hoy Digital

The Dominican Republic's Ministry Public charged Pastor Angel Gabriel Capellan and Isaías Ramón Muñoz Rodríguez with abuse and forced labor at the Restaurando Vida foundation in Haina. · Hoy Digital

A forensic medical evaluation of the escaped minor revealed multiple injuries on the face, arms, legs, back, and second-degree burns on both hands. · El Día

Fourteen minors, aged between four months and 13 years, were located during police raids on August 29 and 30, 2026, in the sectors La Pared and El Carril in Haina. · El Día

The Public Ministry alleges that the foundation, also known as 'Un Muerto que Revive', was not authorized to operate as a home for children, girls, and adolescents. · El Día

The foundation, led by Pastor Angel Gabriel Capellan, was allegedly operating without authorization from the competent authority to serve as a home for children, girls, and adolescents. · Hoy Digital

The Ministry Public alleges that the children were subjected to physical and psychological mistreatment and forced labor within the foundation's facilities. · Hoy Digital

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