translated from Spanish: Church abuse: Ex-Bishop Cox returned to Chile and Schoenstatt guarantees that “he will appear before justice”

The provincial superior of the Institute Secular of the Schoenstatt fathers, Fernando Baeza, confirmed the arrival in Chile of the exobispo of La Serena, Francisco José Cox, investigated for various crimes of sexual abuse committed when serving as a priest. 
“As was reported in the month of October 2018 (…)” and following the completion of the relevant medical examinations, is has failed to specify the ex-Bishop Francisco José Cox moving to Chile, so opposite processes that justice requires,”Baeza said in a statement.  Cox returns to our country after 17 years, time in which remained in a residence of the Congregation located in Vallendar, Germany, where he was sent to devote himself to a life of “silence, prayer and Penance” to face the judicial proceedings against her. Last October, the Pope Francisco expelled him from the priesthood “as a result of overt acts of abuse to children”.
Cox arrived in Chile on Sunday, February 10, on a flight from the city of Frankfurt. “From this date lies in a private house on the outskirts of Santiago, under the care of a marriage that will be responsible for providing the necessary care that requires his illness”, the statement said. 
The former religious, said Schoenstatt, was diagnosed with diabetes, cancer of the prostate and senile dementia, which is in a wheelchair and is insulin dependent. 
In terms of the judicial process, the statement says that “we will work with what you request and ensure that Francisco José Cox when required by this (…)” Ratify, once again, the (…) commitment to contribute to justice, as well as ensure compliance with established protocols that made like this not happen again to the interior of our Church”.
Cox will face a key date on Feb. 19 at the Serena warranty court where a hearing will be held to determine whether the exsacerdote can be Court under the current criminal justice system. Anyway, the presence of Cox, is not compulsory since it suffices that if any representative.

Original source in Spanish

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