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	Italian Priest Accused of Sexually Abusing 20 Boys Irish Examiner [Italy] April 5, 2006 http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp? j=76304528&p=763x483x&n=76304908 Italian authorities arrested a priest today and accused him of repeatedly abusing about 20 children from his parish south of Rome over more than a decade. Officers picked up Father Marco Agostini at a youth hostel in the Umbrian town of Assisi where he had been transferred last year after spending a decade in the small town of Pomezia, said Alberto Intini, head of the crime squad at Rome's police headquarters. Prosecutors have collected testimony on "hundreds" of abuse cases from about 20 boys who claim they were sexually molested by Agostini between 1993-2004, Intini said. The children were 13 or older at the time and were part of a congregation at the San Benedetto church in Pomezia, he said. Agostini, 43, was arrested for the crime of sexual abuse against minors. Two other priests from Pomezia are accused of knowing about the abuse and covering it up. They are being investigated for aiding and abetting a crime.
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