Overview

• Ramón Alaix and Marcos Recolons, both former provincials of the Society of Jesus in Bolivia, were sentenced to one year in the public prison of Cochabamba for the crime of encubrimiento.
• The court ruled they concealed sexual abuse committed by the late Spanish priest Alfonso Pedrajas and ordered protective measures for victims.
• Victims and human rights organizations described the judgment as historic and pointed to its potential as a judicial benchmark in Bolivia.
• The Comunidad Boliviana de Sobrevivientes said the ruling enables at least four further prosecutions, naming Alejandro Mestre, Osvaldo Chirveches, Ignacio Suñol and Bernardo Mercado as alleged cover‑up figures.
• CBS reported extensive documentary evidence and victims willing to testify regarding abuses across boarding schools, educational centers and rural areas.