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In 1991, an acquaintance of Grassi filed a report at a Court of Minors, saying that Grassi sexually abused and molested children. The case was later dismissed and archived. In 2000, a prosecutor opened another case against Grassi on the basis of anonymous letters that he had received, alleging that
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December 1993, Grassi founded a foundation for children in need which assisted over 6,000 boys and girls in twenty-one cities across the country, providing them with food, clothing, education, homes and religious studies. Over time, the foundation received large quantities of donations and began
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In June 2006, as the first case advanced, a 17-year-old boy presented himself and said that Grassi had sexually abused him repeatedly between 1998 and 2003. Five other minors between the ages of 11 and 17 were allegedly abused by Grassi during this time, according to the two minors who already had
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October 2002, a news station conducted an extensive journalistic investigation and presented alleged proof that Grassi had maintained a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old boy against the boy's will. In response, Grassi disappeared and was declared a fugitive. After few days, Grassi presented
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Grassi was tried in August 2008 for the two first cases of sexual abuse of minors and corruption of minors. He was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, Grassi remained out of prison under the concept of law in
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In July 2001, irregularities about his management of the foundation arose and he was evicted from his position by bishop
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Grassi and remove his clergy privileges. The
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283:"Biografia del Padre Grassi:Vida y Obra Fundacion Felices Son los Niños"
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himself at a television station and was arrested and placed under
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Grassi's lawyers unsuccessfully appealed the verdicts twice.
429:(in Spanish). 2 June 2012 – via www.laicismo.org.
507:(in Spanish). Judicial Information Center. March 2017.
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363:Rodríguez, Carlos (8 November 2017).
323:"Cuando el abuso se viste con sotana"
321:Rodríguez, Carlos (24 October 2002).
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365:"Feliz es Grassi con el dos por uno"
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485:"Julio Grassi irá a prisión"
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