Paternity scandal dogs bishop-turned-president

ASUNCION, Paraguay: Paraguayans are transfixed over a real-life soap opera set in the presidential palace: paternity claims by three women against bishop-turned-president Fernando Lugo.

The president, once known as the "bishop of the poor" but now seen as something of a playboy, stunned Paraguayans two weeks ago by admitting he had fathered a child while he was a Roman Catholic bishop.

The acknowledgment came after the mother filed a paternity suit. Since then, two other women have made similar claims.