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After Six Years: Priest Accused of “Abuses” Proven Innocent

A tribunal in Grosseto, Italy, acquitted a parish priest, 56, who had been accused of “abuses”, AgenSir.it (July 3) writes.

In a statement, Grosseto Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni expressed his “deep joy” that the “infamous accusations” had been proven wrong.

The case went on for six long years. The priest had been accused of having “kissed” or “touched the breast” of “three girls” around the age of 14.

The prosecutor had asked for a jail term of three years.

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