Polish priest becomes wanted suspect for sex abuse in Dominican Republic

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Hong Kong Standard

(09-27 11:23)

The Dominican Republic’s attorney general asked for Interpol’s help in detaining a Polish priest accused of sexual abuse involving three children in this largely Roman Catholic country.

The Reverend Wojciech Gil was in Poland on vacation when the allegations surfaced in late May and has not returned to the Dominican Republic, where he led a parish in the mountain town of Juncalito for eight years. He has denied wrongdoing in phone calls to Dominican reporters, AP reports.

In a statement, Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito said he hoped for the collaboration of Interpol and other international organizations in detaining Gil so he “can be judged in the Dominican Republic.”

The father of one of the alleged victims has charged that his son was molested by the priest for about three years. A complaint against the 36-year-old priest also alleges he promised two other children that he would take them to the beach and to Europe if they dressed in thong underwear and appeared in videos and photos.

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