Pedophilia: 9 Yrs and 6 Mths to Father Riccardo Seppia

AGI
May 3, 2012

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The preliminary hearings magistrate Roberta Bossi of the Court of Genoa has sentenced this morning Father Riccardo Seppia, former parish priest of the Spirito Santo parish of Sestri Ponente to 9 years and 6 mths in prison.

Father Riccardo Seppia will be prosecuted. He is sentenced for attempted sexual violence on minor, attempted prostitution of minors, attempted cession of drugs to minors and the detention of pedophile pornographic material. The preliminary hearings magistrate has almost entirely met the demand of public prosecutor Stefano Puppo for 11 years and 8 months in prison.

Father Riccardo Seppia has been acquitted for only one offence, the detention of pedophile pornographic material. The preliminary hearings magistrate has considered the attempted sexual violence as an offence that has been committed. Father Riccardo Seppia's lawyer, Paolo Bonanni had asked for the acquittal of all charges except for the cession of drugs.

Father Riccardo Seppia is also accused of having touched an alter boy and of having offered drugs to a minor in exchange of sexual intercourse and of giving drugs to his friend Emanuele Alfano. The former parish priest has been in jail since May 2010. Starting from today he will have to stay in prison for 8 years and 6 months. .