POLAND
Deccan Herald (India)
Warsaw, May 1, 2012 (IANS)
A priest in Poland, found guilty of having sex with a disabled 19-year-old girl who was entrusted in his care, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
This is the first time a priest has been caught and sentenced in Poland, though there have been few incidents in the past where priests were asked to resign.
Bialystok’s District Court found that between July 2010 and February 2011 the priest had sexual intercourse with her as many as eight times, a media report said.
The incident came to light when the girl became pregnant last year and.reported the matter to the police. The girl gave birth to a baby a few months ago but the name of the father of the child has not been mentioned anywhere on the documents, reports said.
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