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Pontevedra ‘Santero’ Accused of Coercing Patients Into Sex Is Released With Charges

Guardia Civil reports the 55-year-old told patients they were possessed, promising a cure through sex.

Overview

  • The suspect was detained last Thursday by the Policía Judicial following an investigation led by the Guardia Civil in Tui.
  • He was brought before the duty court in Ponteareas as a presumed author of an offence against sexual liberty and indemnity.
  • The court ordered his release with charges, and the case proceeds under judicial oversight.
  • According to the official account, he conducted consultations using conjures and herbs and prescribed sexual relations as part of purported treatments.
  • The man, who remains unnamed publicly, is a 55-year-old resident of the Paradanta area in Pontevedra province, as cited by El Mundo from an official communiqué.