ITALY
Daily Mail (UK)
By DARREN BOYLE FOR MAILONLINE
An Italian Catholic priest is being investigated by police over claims he has pimped out up to 15 lovers from his rectory and was planning a weekend away at a French swingers resort.
Father Andrea Contin of San Lazzaro church in Padua was investigated after three of his former lovers went to the authorities.
Police raided Fr Contin’s home beside the church in the northern Italian city and recovered a stash of home-made pornography as well as a range various sex toys.
According to the Il Mattino di Padova newspaper, Fr Contin is accused of living off immoral earnings and psychological violence.
The priest is believed to have offered the services of the women through a range of wife swapping websites.
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