Serbia: a Priest Faces 12 Years in Prison for Raping a Child

The InSerbia
March 21, 2014

http://inserbia.info/news/2014/03/serbia-a-priest-faces-12-years-in-prison-for-raping-a-child/

High public prosecutor’s office in Smederevo has ordered a one-month detention to priest M.Dj. (56) from Plocice, near Kovin, suspected of raping a child, Novosti reported.

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The priest was arrested by Pancevo police charging him with a rape of 9-year-old girl from the village. It is suspected that he raped the girl in his home.

Otherwise, as Novosti learned, it was suspected for some time that the priest sexually exploited young females who came to service or sang in the church choir. It is suspected that he also forced the unfortunate girl to orally satisfy him.

It is not known how the priest was caught.

M.Dj. was questioned by the Prosecution in Smederevo, and the judge of the High Court for preliminary proceedings remanded him in custody. The priest came to the hearing in plain clothes, the Prosecutor’s Office said, and denied accusations, the daily writes.

The crime of raping a child is punishable by three to twelve years in prison.