Paraguay’s president allegedly fathered child before he became a bishop

November 25, 2009

Paraguayan President Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is facing allegations that he fathered a woman born in 1987. Ordained a priest of the Society of the Divine Word in 1977, Lugo was ordained Bishop of San Pedro in 1994. He resigned from office in 2005 and was laicized in 2008 upon election as the nation’s president.

 

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Further information:

• Paraguayan president allegedly also has a 22-year old daughter, claims relative (MercoPress)
• Sobrina ratifica que Fátima Rojas es hija del presidente Fernando Lugo (ABC Color)
• Paraguay’s ex-bishop president faces 3rd paternity suit (CWN, 11/6/09)