DENMARK
The Local
October 4, 2017
A 47-year-old priest used promises of trips abroad to persuade a 16-year-old boy to have sex with him, Holbæk City Court heard during the former clergyman’s trial on Tuesday.
The priest met the 16-year-old on gay dating site boyfriend.dk, writes news agency Ritzau.
Pretending to work for the army, the priest began speaking to the teenager, who is from Jutland, the court heard according to Ritzau’s report.
The former priest at the Tømmerup Church is currently on trial at Holbæk City Court, accused of sexual misconduct with 12 children between the ages of 12 and 17 years.
He was initially arrested in June 2016.
He recorded sex with the 16-year-old boy several times, the court heard during proceedings Tuesday.
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