A scandal has broken out in Chile, after it was discovered that an alleged religiouswho introduces herself as «Mother Teresa» and was viral on social media, turned out to be a scammer who in the past posed as a priest and even was detained.
The subject was identified as Andrés Alfaro Araya, who in 2016 was arrested by the Investigative Police (PDI) in Copiapó, northern Chile, reports RT.
At that time, it was presented as «Brother Alejandro of the Most Holy Trine of the Dominican Laity and of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta» and he was accused of defrauding families to whom he promised homes that never materialized. The amount of the fraud would amount to 20 million pesos (close to $21,000 current), collects Cooperative.
According to the program «With you in the morning»of Chilevisionnow the former false priest presents himself as «Mother Teresa»and says that he is a member of the Samaritans of the Heart of Jesus congregation, indicates RT.
The alleged nun is dedicated to carrying out charity work in hospitals, selling religious objects on social networks, and takes advantage of those same platforms to show herself singing and dancing.
In his new role, Alfaro has new accusations for deception to get money to pay for supposed exams and treatments, since she claims to be sick, she says RT.
When confronted by the program, which has followed up on her case, she denied being the same person legally, since, as she said, changed her name and gender in 2022.
She says she is a woman now.
«I am Teresa. Although It’s true I was accused of that scam In 2016, I am now a nun. I have my archbishop, we are from the Anglican Episcopal Church of Chile, which is regulated by the Ministry of Justice,» he assured.
Likewise, he defended himself, insisting that he has an illness: «It is easy to cling to something that happened 10 years ago, but not to what I am currently doing. My followers know that the work I currently do is purely for my rosaries, because I have a brain tumor that I have to treat,» he reports. RT.
In the past he called himself «Fray Alejandro.» She says she changed sex three years ago and now calls herself «Mother Teresa» (Video Capture).In addition to the new accusations of scamming his followers, in videos he has published a man appearswho has been identified as «father Eugenio», and whom they have indicated to be his partner and with whom he lives in Las Condes, a commune of Santiago; However, Alfaro has described it as «brother», in the religious sense, and who would be a member of their organization.
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