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The Vatican has confirmed that its former envoy to the Dominican Republic is due to stand trial in July, charged with sexually abusing minors and the possession of child pornography.
Former archbishop and papal nuncio to the Dominican Republic Józef Wesołowski was defrocked in June 2014, having intially been recalled from his post in the Caribbean in August 2013.
According to a statement released by the Tribunal of Vatican City State, Wesolowski’s first hearing will be on 11 July.
The tribunal has noted that the child abuse allegations, which concern Wesołowski’s tenure as nuncio in the Dominican Republic between January 2008 and August 2013, are “based on evidence transmitted by the judicial authorities of Santo Domingo.”
The possession of child pornography charge relates to material allegedly found in Wesołowski’s lodgings following his return to Rome
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