ITALY
ANSA English
January 18, 2021
An Italian priest has been placed under investigation on suspicion of sexually abusing minors.
The priest from Enna in Sicily is also a religious education teacher.
He is accused, on the basis of complaints from boys, of sexually abusing youngsters during leisure activities at the local oratory.
Police said his alleged victims were “mostly underage”.
Other clerics found out about the abuse but kept silent, police said.
Similar episodes had been reported at nearby Piazza Amerina but the only action taken was the temporary transfer of the accused priest from the parish.
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