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Inside the mind of a monster: child sex abuse of Franciscan priest revealed in his own sick words
By Daily Mail Reporter
A 27-page ‘sexual history’ written by a defrocked Franciscan cleric provides a shockingly candid and detailed window into the troubled mind of a notorious pedophile priest.
Robert Van Handel is accused of molesting at least 17 boys, including his own 5-year-old nephew, local children in his boys’ choir and students at St. Anthony’s, a prestigious Franciscan boarding school in California where he taught.
The essay, penned for a therapy assignment and kept secret for years, is believed to be the first of its kind to be publicly revealed through civil litigation despite years of lawsuits targeting sexually abusive priests.
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