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Priest, 3 others convicted for exorcism

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April 23, 2004 | 12:00am
BACOLOD CITY — For performing exorcism on two women against their will, a priest of the Philippine Independent Church and three companions were convicted of grave coercion and meted six months to four years and two months in jail.

Judge Gorgonio Ybañez, however, cleared Fr. Jerry Siason and fellow accused Lolita Lastierre, Lilia Lastierre and Milagros Varona, along with 30 other people, of charges of robbery in band.

Court records showed that Siason’s group forcibly entered the compound of psychic healer Wilfredo Tortosa here and performed exorcism on complainants Aurea Gamo and Delfina Villanueva. — Antonieta Lopez

ANTONIETA LOPEZ

AUREA GAMO AND DELFINA VILLANUEVA

EXORCISM

JERRY SIASON

JUDGE GORGONIO YBA

LASTIERRE

LILIA LASTIERRE AND MILAGROS VARONA

LOLITA LASTIERRE

PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT CHURCH

SIASON

WILFREDO TORTOSA
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