Julio César Grassi
Julio César Grassi (born 14 August 1956) is an Argentine Roman Catholic priest and convicted sex offender, child molester and fraudster. Early life and priesthood Julio César Grassi was born on 14 August 1956 in Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires. Grassi went on to study philosophy and religious studies and was ordained as a priest in October 1987. Grassi became a well-known priest on Argentine television, regularly appearing on different shows and promoting charitable works. He eventually won a national television award for his works at a radio station in the 1990s. In December 1993, Grassi founded a foundation for children in need which assisted over 6,000 boys and girls in twenty-one cities across the country, providing them with food, clothing, education, homes and religious studies. Over time, the foundation received large quantities of donations and began to host children under judicial processes. Accusations In 1991, an acquaintance of Grassi filed a report at a Court of Minors, saying that Grassi sexually abused and molested children. The case was later dismissed and archived. In 2000, a prosecutor opened another case against Grassi on the basis of anonymous letters that he had received, alleging that Grassi sexually abused and molested many