CHICAGO (IL)
Chicago Tribune
December 15, 2017
By Nereida Moreno and Matthew Walberg
Jeffery Daniels left his native Peru in 2001, moved to the U.S., married and started a family, leaving behind the elite Catholic society he’d spent years with for a life in the quiet north Chicago suburb of Antioch.
Now, in the wake of an explosive report issued earlier this year, Peruvian prosecutors have charged Daniels and three other men in connection with alleged sexual abuse that occurred at the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae in Lima.
Peruvian prosecutors could not be reached for comment, but attorney Hector Gadea, who represents the alleged victims, said the four men were charged with conspiracy to commit sexual, physical and psychological abuse.
Gadea said prosecutors have asked a judge to order the men’s arrests and detention for nine months while authorities continue their investigation into members of the organization, also known as the SCV.
The charges were confirmed by an aide to Peruvian Congressman Alberto de Belaunde, who added that Daniels and the other men — including Luis Fernando Figari, the SCV’s founder and former leader — allegedly took advantage of their “proximity to minors and young adults” to abuse followers, most of whom were young men or boys.
Daniels has told local U.S. authorities that he denies the allegations. But de Belaunde, who serves on the nation’s Commission of Justice and Human Rights, applauded the charges.
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