VATICAN CITY
Huffington Post
July 21, 2012
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI’s jailed butler has been placed under house arrest nearly two months after he was detained for alleged involvement in leaking sensitive Vatican documents.
Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Saturday that Paolo Gabriele will return to his family home in the Vatican while judicial authorities decide whether to seek a trial or drop the investigation. A decision is expected within days.
Gabriele was arrested May 23 on suspicion of stealing and leaking the documents. The leaks exposed corruption, infighting and power struggles at the Vatican’s highest levels.
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