The Knucklehead of the Day Carnival Part Ten

Our tenth winner for today is Paul Schafer. A former Cult leader in Chile, Schafer was sentenced this week to twenty years in prison for molesting children.

Enough said. For doing heinous acts against the young, Paul Schafer is one of our Knuckleheads of the day. May he rot in hell.

Note- I'm posting a few Knucklehead awards early. The wife has given me a honey do list to work on.

Cross Posted- Jo's Cafe, Cao's Blog,

SANTIAGO, Chile, May 25 (UPI) -- Chile has sentenced a former religious cult leader convicted of sexually abusing children to 20 years in prison, El Mercurio reported Thursday.

Paul Schafer was first arrested in March 2005 and charged with child molestation. Authorities also discovered on the premise of his compound, Colonia Dignidad, a secret cache of weapons.

Last year, Schafer was shipped to Chile from Argentina, where he was living, to face charges he molested more than two dozen children.

The cult leader reportedly joined the isolated Chilean community in 1961 and became its leader. According to some former residents, sexual abuse and torture of political prisoners during Chile's military dictatorship (1973-91) were regular practices at Colonia Dignidad.

Cross Posted to Bullwinkle Blog