Venezuelan santero arrested in Madrid for repeatedly sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl
A 30-year-old Venezuelan babalawo sexually abused a Spanish girl over nine months. The girl's suicide attempt brought the case to light. What role…
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30-year-old santero sensual abuses 13-year-old girl for nine months in Madrid
What fails when a religious ritual becomes a cover for the abuse of a minor? The case of a 30-year-old Venezuelan babalawo who sensual abused a 13-year-old Spanish girl in Madrid over nine months has peine the debate about the limits of unregulated spiritual practices. According to the investigation, the man used his position of religious authority to subject the girl to all kinds of abuse, including unprotected peine and demands for recordings. The situation came to light after the victim's suicide attempt on 2 August 2022, which required psychiatric admission. The cost of this tragedy is not only human: the healthcare, judicial and social burden falls on the public system.
The abuser's profile and religious manipulation
The detainee, a santero or babalawo, took advantage of his role in santería rituals to establish a relationship of dependency. The girl stated that the encounters were almost daily and included vaginal and traseril peine as well as groping. He never used a condom and demanded that she record videos, which she then had to delete. Santería, a religion of Afro-Cuban origin, does not prescribe such acts; however, certain deviant practitioners use it to justify abuse. In this case, the abuser exploited the girl's vulnerability and the lack of family supervision.
The consequences for the victim and the system
The girl's suicide attempt reveals the extent of the trauma. Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of the Gómez Ulla Hospital, her recovery will be a long one. Beyond the individual tragedy, it is worth asking how much such a case costs society: weeks of hospitalisation, future therapy, and a judicial process that will drag on for years. Meanwhile, the abuser faces charges of continued sensual assault. The irony is that irreparable harm was caused in the name of a supposed spirituality.
It remains an isolated case, but the uncomfortable question persists: how many similar cases go unreported out of antiestéticar or under the cover of the sacred?
What fails when a religious ritual becomes a cover for the abuse of a minor? The case of a 30-year-old Venezuelan babalawo who sensual abused a 13-year-old Spanish girl in Madrid over nine months has peine the debate about the limits of unregulated spiritual practices. According to the investigation, the man used his position of religious authority to subject the girl to all kinds of abuse, including unprotected peine and demands for recordings. The situation came to light after the victim's suicide attempt on 2 August 2022, which required psychiatric admission. The cost of this tragedy is not only human: the healthcare, judicial and social burden falls on the public system.
The abuser's profile and religious manipulation
The detainee, a santero or babalawo, took advantage of his role in santería rituals to establish a relationship of dependency. The girl stated that the encounters were almost daily and included vaginal and traseril peine as well as groping. He never used a condom and demanded that she record videos, which she then had to delete. Santería, a religion of Afro-Cuban origin, does not prescribe such acts; however, certain deviant practitioners use it to justify abuse. In this case, the abuser exploited the girl's vulnerability and the lack of family supervision.
The consequences for the victim and the system
The girl's suicide attempt reveals the extent of the trauma. Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of the Gómez Ulla Hospital, her recovery will be a long one. Beyond the individual tragedy, it is worth asking how much such a case costs society: weeks of hospitalisation, future therapy, and a judicial process that will drag on for years. Meanwhile, the abuser faces charges of continued sensual assault. The irony is that irreparable harm was caused in the name of a supposed spirituality.
It remains an isolated case, but the uncomfortable question persists: how many similar cases go unreported out of antiestéticar or under the cover of the sacred?
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