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Former students report more sexual abuse to the Jesuit college in Indautxu
  • The abuses were known last year at the Virgen de Begoña School, which the Society of Jesus has had in Indautxu (Bilbao) since 1921. As the director of the centre explained to the newspaper Berria, three former pupils have reported the abuses committed in the past by a former professor who has already died.
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The victims have not filed a complaint, but have "told" the leaders of the center what happened to them. Thus, on his website, Lagundia has published a note (pdf) signed by the director of the center and by the Head of the Association, in which he explains that the three alumni "were abused" by an educator. They have also put in place a reception protocol in anticipation of further cases of this kind.

The Company of Jesus has not provided the names of the former students, who do not want anyone to know, but has also kept the identity of the aggressor in secret, he has only explained that he has already died.

Also at the Derio seminar

More and more cases of pederastia and sexual abuse are occurring on church farms. In addition to the complaints received at the Salesian College in Deusto, it has been known last week that similar events have also been recorded in Puente la Reina.

And in this week's issue ARGIA also includes the testimonies of another case: Also in the Derio seminar, a head of the center committed sexual abuse to the students. In addition, on this occasion we know the name of the victim, Manuel Estomba, spiritual director and Basque writer of Derio, who committed the abuses, according to the testimony.