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October 14, 2020

Vatican criminal trial begins against priests accused in abuse case

Giuseppe Pignatone, president of the Vatican City State criminal court, speaks during the opening of the trial of two Italian priests accused of sexual abuse at a minor seminary inside the Vatican, in this still image taken from video at the Vatican Oct. 14, 2020. Father Gabriele Martinelli, 28, was accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a younger student at the seminary and Msgr. Enrico Radice, 71, former rector of the minor seminary, was accused of obstructing the investigation into Father Martinelli.

VATICAN CITY - Dressed in a black polo shirt with a sweater draped around his shoulders, Father Gabriele Martinelli, 28, heard a Vatican criminal court accuse him of repeatedly sexually abusing a younger student at a minor seminary inside the Vatican.

Published in Vatican