VATICAN CITY
Washington Post
June 9, 2018
By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Julie Zauzmer
A Catholic priest who once was one of the church’s top diplomats in Washington was indicted by the Vatican on accusations of possessing and sharing “a large quantity” of child pornography.
In a statement obtained by Reuters, the Vatican said Monsignor Carlo Capella would face a trial starting June 22. He is being held in a cell in the Vatican’s police barracks.
Authorities in the United States and Canada had been investigating Capella for nearly two years. Canadian police said the priest allegedly uploaded child porn from a social networking site over the 2016 Christmas holiday.
In August, the U.S. State Department notified the Vatican of a “possible violation of laws relating to child pornography images,” by a diplomat. Soon after, the Vatican recalled Capella, who as a diplomat was one of four staff members who had immunity from prosecution in the United States. The Vatican denied U.S. efforts to have Capella prosecuted in an American court.
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