The stolen children: Abuse scandals, thefts of newborns contribute to increased distrust in Chilean church
Santiago, Chile Officials in Santiago, Chile, are investigating a series of
cases in which newborn babies were purportedly stolen from the poor and
given to the rich over many years' time, mostly in the 1970s through the
'90s. At least half a dozen Catholic sisters and one of the country's
most popular priests have been implicated in these long-hidden crimes.
The following is the final article in a three-part series that looks at how this appropriation of children happened and how it stayed secret for so long. Read part one and part two.
