A Roman Catholic nun from Japan, Kosaka Kumiko, 42, has been arrested
and charged on suspicion of helping priests sexually abuse children at a
school for youths with hearing disabilities in Argentina.
Kumiko reportedly helped the priests with anal and vaginal rapes,
fondling and oral sex, allegedly committed in bathrooms, dormitories,
garden and a basement at the school in Lujan de Cuyo.
The children said the two Roman Catholic priests continuously raped them beside the image of the Virgin Mary.
The case against Kumiko began after a former student accused her of
making her wear a diaper to cover up a hemorrhage. This was after she
was raped by priest Horacio Corbacho.
At least 24 students from the Provolo Institute have come forward to
accuse Corbacho, another priest named Nicola Corradi and three other
men.
Kumiko, who’s presently in custody at a local women’s prison while
detectives investigate the alleged crimes. however denied any wrongdoing
during an eight-hour court hearing, maintaining her innocence.
Police arrested the five accused men last November, finding a slew of
pornographic magazines and about $34,000 in Corradi’s room. If found
guilty, they face up to 50 years in prison. Corradi had earlier been
accused in Italy of abusing students at the Provolo Institute in Verona,
a school for the deaf where hundreds of children are believed to have
been sexually assaulted over the years by two dozen priests and
religious brothers.
Three school employees were also arrested. Investigators are looking
into more than 30 testimonies against the priests and teaching staff.
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