Minor Calvo
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Minor de Jesús Calvo | |
|---|---|
 Calvo in 2017. | |
| Born | 9 January 1964 |
| Occupations | Catholic priest, Businessman |
| Criminal status | Free |
| Convictions | 8 years |
| Criminal charge | Fraud |
Minor de Jesus Calvo (born 9 January 1964) is a Catholic priest and radio personality born in Costa Rica, convicted of fraud and accused of murder in 2007.[1]
TV program
Father Minor jumped into the public eye as a charismatic leader in the Catholic Church in Costa Rica. He was able to gather many people in the Paso Ancho church.
He then got his own TV show, that lasted about 3 minutes, and in which he read a Bible passage and analyzed it by applying it to everyday life. This program gave popularity to the father, who soon moved to the radio.
Radio program
Radio Maria de Guadalupe was founded with the help of many entrepreneurs, but also monetary contributions collected in donation campaigns organized by the station, through various events, from social, to even people that were made to the radio to deposit their donations.
The station Radio Maria de Guadalupe collected approximately ¢ 1,000,000 (about $2,500 at that time) daily, which is a record in Costa Rican radio, second only to programs (television, radio because no one has these figures) created specifically to raise money, such as Chain Telethon or Mayor.
Controversy
However, criticism from a satirical radio comedy program, called La Patada (The Kick) conducted by a Colombian named Parmenio Medina (assassinated in 2001), created friction between the two programs, as La Patada accused Radio Maria de Guadalupe of alleged embezzlement. The kick was characterized by a cutting sarcastic humor, and their jokes included topics about corruption, football, politics, and now, "Radio Maria de Guadalupe".
This version was supported by some former employees of the radio, but was denied by the father, despite weighing evidence against him:
- Members of his family and friends made frequent trips to the United States parent company, funded with money from non-clarified sources
- They did not any give receipts to donors. This prevented making any accounting clear
The situation worsened when the priest was stopped in his car by a Costa Rican police officer driving at nighttime in the La Sabana Metropolitan Park (which is not a road crossing zone, and that for the most part, has no lighting at night) accompanied by a minor. While the father wasn't caught committing a crime, the situation was taken by many as reprehensible, or at least suspect. The father testified that he was teaching the child how to drive.