The priest Luis Ruíz Quiroga of the Catholic Church was sentenced to 60 months in prison, after a hearing held on Tuesday, reported Zuleyka Moore, superior prosecutor of the second section of sexual crimes.
Quiroga was denounced on June 30 for committing libidinous acts against a minor, which is why he was in turn dismissed from his pastoral duties, the Archdiocese of Panama reported in a statement.
The sentence also includes the accessory penalty of disqualification from functions or work in places where there are minors and was included in the list of sexual offenders of the Republic of Panama.
However, the defendant’s defense requested the change of provisional detention measure for community work; the hearing was scheduled for this Thursday, July 7 at 2:00 pm
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According to the information that could be known about this event, it was recorded on June 26, in the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Virgen del Carmen, in Juan Díaz.
It was learned that while they were in the church, the priest, a Colombian national, allegedly gave the 17-year-old a red drink and a blue one, with which he drugged him and then tried to abuse him.
For its part, the Archdiocese of Panama stressed that after the event, spiritual and psychological care is currently being offered to the minor and his family.
