Paraguay’s president says he fathered child out of wedlock

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo acknowledged Monday that he is the father of a 2-year-old child who was conceived when he was a Roman Catholic bishop. “It’s true that there was a relationship with Viviana Carrillo,” Lugo told reporters, citing the mother. “I assume all the responsibilities that could derive from such an act, recognizing the paternity of the child.” He said he was making the acknowledgment “with the most absolute honesty, transparency and feeling of obligation.” The announcement came in the week after Carrillo had filed suit in a city in southern Paraguay seeking a paternity test

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