False abuse claim overturned: Father celebrates Father's Day with all three sons
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- A gynecologist is celebrating Father's Day with his three sons for the first time in years after a false abuse allegation was overturned.
- His son Tomás shared a viral video last year, retracting the accusation and stating his mother had pressured him to lie.
- The family is reconnecting, with two sons now living with the father after years of separation.
For the first time in years, Pablo Ghisoni, a 57-year-old gynecologist, will celebrate Father's Day with all three of his sons. This reunion marks a dramatic shift from last year, when he spent the holiday with only his eldest son, Francisco, while grappling with the anguish of not seeing Tomás and Ignacio due to a false sexual abuse allegation.
Tomás, Ghisoni's middle son, recounted the surreal turnaround. "A year ago, I couldn't imagine this scenario, I couldn't imagine having a relationship with my dad, and today I have one," he said. "If you ask my brothers, they'll tell you the same: this wasn't a possible scenario."
The turning point came when Tomás, now 24, shared a viral video last July. In it, he recanted the sexual abuse accusation he made against his father at age 12, revealing that his mother, Andrea Vázquez, had pressured him to lie. He stated she coached him on what to say and how to respond in psychological tests related to the case, which had led to his father's nearly three-year prison sentence. Ghisoni was acquitted unanimously in August 2023.
Following the video's release, father and son reconnected. Shortly after, Ignacio, the youngest, who had been living with his mother, also began to mend his relationship with his father and now lives with him. The family's reunification, though not without its challenges, signifies a profound healing and a new beginning.
Me enseñaron qué decir, qué no decir, qué dibujar. Ya sea en audiencias o en distintos contextos. Y yo, sin entenderlo del todo, lo hice
Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.