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Dominican pastor suspected of abusing 30 children - Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 | 2:09 p.m. - Las Vegas Sun


The Associated Press

Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 | 2:09 p.m.

Prosecutors in the Dominican Republic are investigating claims that an evangelical pastor in the Caribbean nation sexually abused 30 children.

Daniel Vasquez has surrendered to authorities in the city of Santiago and declared his innocence. The 33-year-old pastor says the accusations were fabricated by members of his congregation who have been involved in a dispute with him.

Prosecutor Berenice Reynoso said Friday she will ask for Vasquez to be jailed for eight months while investigators speak with the alleged victims.

The allegations were raised this week by another pastor, Pablo Urena, who claimed Vasquez offered money, cell phones and other gifts to boys in exchange for sexual favors
 

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DR1 news covered it on Thursday and Friday:

Thursday 16 September 2010
Priest accused of raping 30 children
An evangelical priest has been accused of sexually abusing more than 30 children in the slum area of Cienfuegos, Santiago. A number of parents accused Daniel Vasquez, the pastor of an evangelical church, of raping their children. The parents say Vasquez would buy the children toys to lure them to his home where he abused them. The priest was in charge of the Iglesia Evangelica Jesus la Fuente de la Salvacion in Mella I.
After the accusations came to light, he left the Cienfuegos neighborhood and is suspected to be hiding in the Las Charcas municipality in south Santiago.

Friday 17th September 2010
Pastor arrested for child rapes
Evangelical pastor Daniel Vasquez, accused of raping more than 30 minors aged 13-16, in the low-income neighborhood of Cienfuegos in Santiago, was arrested by the Police after turning himself in yesterday. He denied the charges and said he would prove his innocence in court. An arrest order had been issued on Wednesday.
A number of parents accused Vasquez, pastor of an evangelical church, of raping their children. The parents said that Vasquez would buy the children toys to lure them to his home where he abused them. The priest was in charge of the Iglesia Evangelica Jesus la Fuente de la Salvacion in Mella I.