Two Catholic priests have been arrested by Argentine authorities for forcing children at a school for the hearing impaired to have oral sex with each other, officials said Wednesday.
The scandal at the Provolo Institute in the western city of Mendoza came to the fore when a mother told the authorities that her son was being forced into sexual acts with other pupils during school hours as the priests and staff watched, AFP reports.
The victims were aged between 10 and 12.
According to investigators they interviewed 30 pupils who corroborated the report.
The priests, aged 55 and 82, were charged with aggravated sexual abuse along with two employees.
“The children said (the accused) would take them to a place called ‘God’s little house’ inside the institute, where they would put them and watch them,” prosecutor Fabricio Sidoti said.
Classes at the institute have been suspended.
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