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Sat 11 Nov 2009Fourth paternity claim against Paraguay's ex-bishop president
THE PATERNITY scandal surrounding Paraguay’s Catholic bishop turned president turned into a family soap opera this week after his own niece claimed he was the father of a 22-year-old friend of the family.
This latest accusation to hit Fernando Lugo follows claims by three women that he fathered a child with each of them while a bishop. In April, Mr Lugo admitted he is the father of a two-year-old boy, but he is fighting demands that he take DNA tests in the other two cases.
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