MALTA
Malta Independent
The Dominican priest charged with the sexual abuse of a 42-year-old woman, Fr Charles Fenech, has been cleared of criminal libel filed against him by Edgar Bonnici Cachia, a male friend of the alleged victim of Fr Fenech.
Mr Bonnici Cachia had filed the case against Fr Fenech, claiming that the priest had told the alleged victim to inform the ecclesiastical authorities that she was forced to file a report against him by Bonnici Cachia, back in February 2012.
The libel case was filed in May 2013 and Fr Fenech was notified in July 2014.
The court noted that Bonnici Cachia brought forward no proof that substantiates the argument and that the alleged victim’s testimony does not indicate that she was forced to make such statements against the Dominican priest.
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