CANADA
Chatham Daily News
By Neil Bowen, Sarnia Observer
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Three women testifying at the Sarnia Superior Court trial of a former priest on sexual charges said they routinely spent time alone with the charismatic priest.
Gabriele DelBianco, 57, is on trial for 16 sexual offences involving four women during the 1980s in southwestern Ontario. He has pleaded not guilty.
During the trial’s first day a woman in her 40s said DelBianco had made her feel special as a teenager and they had a sexual encounter.
On Thursday, two women in their 40s testified DelBianco told them they were mature for their years and sought to kiss them. One said DelBianco told her the Virgin Mary was 13 when she gave birth to Jesus.
For one, the kisses turned to fondling her in a parked car but the other woman testified she would move away when DelBianco tried to kiss her.
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