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Pontevedra 'Santero' Accused of Coercing Sex as Treatment Released With Charges

Authorities say he told patients they were possessed, prescribing sex with him as a cure.

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Overview

  • Guardia Civil in Tui reported the arrest of a 55-year-old alleged healer from the Paradanta area of Pontevedra.
  • The man treated people with conjures and herbal remedies and allegedly told some that sexual intercourse with him was required to complete their cure.
  • Investigators say he convinced patients they were inhabited by a spirit and claimed he could heal them through his body.
  • Policía Judicial detained him last Thursday and presented him to the duty court in Ponteareas on suspected crimes against sexual freedom and indemnity.
  • A judge ordered his release with charges, and the case proceeds under judicial investigation.