Priest Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse Hangs Himself Inside Church

oge okonkwo

October 29, 2014 4:19 PM

He confessed his act to his bishop, confirming that the reports were true and asked for two days to prepare a letter asking for the forgiveness of God, the Church and the victim

A 48-year-old Italian priest who admitted to sexually abusing a young teenage girl hanged himself in the sacristy, the priest's changing room in his church.

The incident was confirmed by the diocese of Santa Croce in northern Italy.

The priest who belonged to the Slovenian community in Trieste, had been accused of committing "grave acts" years earlier with a then 13-year-old girl.

He confessed his act to his bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, confirming that the reports were true and asked for two days to prepare a letter asking for the forgiveness of God, the Church and the victim.

But when Crepaldi arrived Tuesday afternoon to officially strip him of his priestly duties and inform him an enquiry would be launched into his actions, he found the priest hanging in the sacristy.

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