MALTA
The Malta Independent
by John Cordina
Article published on 14 January 2012
The lawyers of the two priests convicted of sexually abusing boys in their care are basing their appeal on the credibility of one of the victims, claiming that he also influenced the others to involve themselves.
Giannella de Marco and Joseph Giglio are representing Charles Pulis and Godwin Scerri, who were jailed for six years and five years respectively over multiple counts of sexual abuse of boys at St Joseph Home in Sta Venera, which is run by the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP). The two priests were subsequently defrocked.
The defence appealed each priest’s conviction and sentence, and the two former priests have not yet started to serve their sentence: They were granted bail and remain at the MSSP convent.
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