Overview

• Marcelo Ferrero admitted to abusing a minor during the January closing camp of the Ramona Scout group in Córdoba and was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse as a minister of worship.
• Judge Javier Bottero approved a plea deal that carried a three-year suspended prison sentence under conditional terms.
• The court imposed a perpetual ban on his priestly duties, barred him from entering Ramona and required that he reside in Córdoba for the duration of his sentence.
• Ferrero must complete mandatory masculinity workshops as part of his rehabilitation measures.
• The conviction has drawn attention to the Church’s updated child protection protocols and ongoing calls for stricter accountability in clergy abuse cases.