ENHAUT (PA)
Mirror
September 9, 2018
By Chris Kitching
Father Augustine Giella’s sick abuse even happened at the kitchen table, but it was often carried out in ways the girls’ mum and dad “couldn’t see”
Five sisters were sexually abused by the same child predator Catholic priest when one of them was just 18-months-old.
The Fortney sisters said Father Augustine Giella was such a trusted family friend that he was like a grandfather figure, showering them with gifts.
But there was a sinister side to the pastor that went unnoticed by their parents until he was arrested in 1992 for having nude photos of one of the girls.
The sick abuse even happened at the kitchen table in front of their parents, but it was often carried out in ways their mum and dad “couldn’t see”.
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