was a former Mormon church young men's leader in Argentina; arrested in 2021 for alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017; sentenced in 2022 to 13.5 years in prison; the Mormon church allegedly paid the victim's parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to keep the abuse secret

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The LDS church allegedly paid parents 4.5 million pesos (approximately $40,000) to not mention the church.

Moreno was an LDS church member in Argentina and served at one time as a ward young men’s leader. He was arrested in 2021 for the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in 2017.

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    • Video title: Córdoba: la Iglesia Mormona pagó $4,5 millones para encubrir una violación
    • Video description: "Este lunes detuvieron a Marcelo Moreno Pérez, un joven integrante de a Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días (Iglesia Mormona). El hombre está acusado de haber violado a una menor de 14 años en el 2017. No solo eso, sino que la Iglesia firmó una acuerdo con los familiares de la víctima por 4,5 millones de pesos para que el caso no tome trascendencia pública. En ese sentido, el fiscal que investiga la causa, Marcelo Hidalgo, habló con Arriba Córdoba por el caso y contó los detalles." - eldoce - 2021-1019

Case information sources

  1. La Iglesia Mormona de Córdoba pagó 4,5 millones para tapar una presunta violación
    view source details | 18 Oct 2020 | CBA24N (Cordoba, Argentina)
  2. Escándalo: Mormones y un contrato para tapar un abuso - Urgente24 - 2021-10-19
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  3. Postergan el juicio contra un miembro de la Iglesia Mormona acusado de violación - CBA24N Argentina - 2021-11-30
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  4. El mormón detenido por abuso también fue denunciado por su media hermana - El Diario - 2021-10-21
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  5. Abuso de menores: condenaron a 13 años y medio de cárcel a un pastor mormón - La Nacion - 2022-08-02
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