This person was mentioned in another topic. It seems to me that he plays a minor role there, and deserves his own thread.
[Sean Hightower] claims to "study under the lineage" of Kesten Betsa aka Guillermo Arevalo. There are two women who spoke out about Guillermo Arevalo raping and sexually assaulting them during his own 'ceremonies' both in Peru and somewhere canada (bbc news article). There is some information about Guillermo Arevalo's organization on this link … https://peoplepill.com/people/guillermo-arevalo-valera/.
the bbc article with sexual assualt claims, i had trouble linking it, the title is "I was sexually abused by a shaman at an ayahuasca retreat".
Here is that BBC article:
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51053580 ['I was sexually abused by a shaman at an ayahuasca retreat']
That news story is linked to as Note #1 in his Wikipedia article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Ar%C3%A9valoGuillermo Arévalo Valera (born 1952) is a Shipibo vegetalista and businessperson from the Maynas Province of Peru. His Shipibo name is Kestenbetsa.
Allegations have been made against him in relation to sexual assaults during an ayahuasca retreat as reported on the BBC news. [1]
In the Spanish version there is no such link, but a separate paragraph:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_Ar%C3%A9valoDenuncias de abuso sexual
Guillermo ha sido sindicado en reiteradas ocasiones como responsable de practicar abuso sexual a turistas durante las ceremonias de Ayahuasca, así también parte de su equipo de trabajo. Estas denuncias llegan principalmente de clientes occidentales quienes tardan años en denunciar los hechos, esto debido al shock y trauma que les aqueja después de la mala experiencia.
Google Translate makes this out of that:
Reports of sexual abuse
Guillermo has been repeatedly accused of being responsible for the sexual abuse of tourists during the Ayahuasca ceremonies, as well as part of his work team. These complaints come mainly from Western clients who take years to report the facts, this due to the shock and trauma that afflicts them after the bad experience.
