DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Dominican Today
Santo Domingo.- Francisco Javier Occis Reyes, a Catholic Church deacon being held on charges of the sexual abuse of a minor, on Saturday revealed that he provided the names of other pedophiles priests to authorities.
The revelations come in the wake of international repercussions from the child abuse cases of Catholic priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto), and ousted Vatican envoy Jozef Wesolowski, both Polish nationals.
Interviewed by the journalist Nuria Piera, Occis said he has already cited some names “of people involved in such acts” (sexual abuse of minors).
He said however, that before speaking with the authorities he asked them to help him, because it’s a “very delicate” case.
“I think the authorities are making the investigations required in this case, if anything happens, the authorities have everything I have said, written and recorded, what I already mentioned to you,” he said to Piera.
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