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Saturday 6 May 2017
Argentina: Nun arrested for allegedly abusing deaf children
Roman Catholic nun Kosaka Kumiko is escorted out of a police station to attend a court hear- charged with physically were charged with sexually
ing, in Mendoza, Argentina, Thursday, May 4, 2017. Kumiko has been arrested and charged on abusing the students at the abusing at least two dozen
suspicion of helping priests sexually abuse children at a school for youths with hearing disabilities. Antonio Provolo Institute for students at the Provolo In-
children with hearing im- stitute. They are being held
(Andres Larrovere/Diario Los Andes via AP) pairment in northwestern at a jail in Mendoza and
Mendoza province. have not spoken publicly
Kumiko, who was born since their arrest. If found
in Japan but has Argen- guilty, the accused face
tine citizenship, denied up to 50 years in prison.
any wrongdoing during Corradi had earlier been
an eight-hour court hear- accused in Italy of abus-
ing late Thursday. She was ing students at the Provolo
shown being led by police Institute in Verona, a no-
in handcuffs, and wearing torious school for the deaf
her habit and a bullet-proof where hundreds of children
vest. The case against Ku- are believed to have been
miko began after a former sexually assaulted over the
student accused her of years by two dozen priests
making her wear a diaper and religious brothers.
to cover up a hemorrhage Advocates for clerical sex
after she was allegedly abuse have expressed an-
raped by priest Horacio ger that Corradi wasn’t
Corbacho. sanctioned by the Vatican
Corbacho and fellow priest and allegedly went on to
Nicola Corradi were ar- abuse children in Pope
rested last year after they Francis’ native Argentina.q
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina sexually abuse children at
(AP) — A Roman Catholic a school for youths with
nun from Japan has been hearing disabilities in Ar-
arrested and charged on gentina, authorities.
suspicion of helping priests Kosaka Kumiko was also
Death toll in Mexico border
drug violence rises to 12
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gun- patrols and fought gunbat-
battles between rival drug
gangs in the Mexican bor- tles on city streets.
der city of Reynosa have
left 12 people dead, au- The administration of Presi-
thorities say.
The security spokesman for dent Enrique Pena Nieto
the northern state of Tam-
aulipas said five people has long faced security
were killed in two gun-
battles Thursday. Another problems in Tamauilpas, as
seven people were killed
earlier in the violence that in many other border areas,
began Tuesday.
The disputes between rival but in the last year violence
factions of the Gulf cartel
follow the killing of leader has spread to other parts of
Julian Loisa Salinas, known
as “Comandante Toro,” by Mexico that had previously
military personnel in late
April. been relatively peaceful.
The cartel gunmen have
burned vehicles, blocked On Wednesday, gunmen
roads, attacked military
believed to be linked to
fuel-theft gangs opened
fire on military patrols, killing
four soldiers. The ensuing
confrontation left six assail-
ants dead.
The gunmen used local
residents as human shields
to attack the army, and
townspeople blocked
roads to demand the army
be withdrawn. q
