A former priest and top aide to Santiago's archbishop was found guilty on Wednesday of repeated sexual abuse and rape, the result of 2018 scandal that ensnared multiple high-ranking members of the Chilean Catholic Church.
The prosecutor's office said on Twitter that it had secured the conviction of former priest Oscar Munoz, "for crimes of repeated rape, sexual abuse and repeated sexual abuse of those who were minor victims."
Munoz's case was one of the most high-profile in a wave of sex abuse scandals that rocked the Catholic Church after Pope Francis visited Chile in 2018. The scandal led to the departure of the archbishop of Santiago and other priests accused of carrying out or covering up abuses against minors.
