ITALY
ANSA
(ANSA) – Bari, December 10 – A preliminary hearing judge on Thursday ruled a suspected pedophile priest will get a fast-track trial.
Father Giampiero Peschiulli, 73, was placed under house arrest in May on suspicion of molesting two altar boys while he was the parish priest of Brindisi church.
He is charged with sexually abusing the victims aggravated by “abuse of moral and religious authority”.
The alleged offenses date back to 2012, when the boys were not yet 14, and reportedly lasted through 2014.
The prelate was unmasked by a satirical TV show that specialises in stings, Le Iene (Reservoir Dogs).
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