Rome: An Italian priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenager was told by a bishop to compensate his alleged victim with 20,000 euros, a Vatican court heard on Thursday. Father Gabriele Martinelli served as a papal altar boy in his teenage years while attending the St Pius X pre-seminary, which hosts boys interested in the priesthood.
He is accused of assaulting a younger boy enrolled at the same institution, which is located within the walls of the Vatican. Oscar Cantoni, a bishop who looked into the allegations, told the court he had earlier proposed that Martinelli pay 20,000 euros to his victim, plus 5,000 euros to church officials to cover the cost of their investigation.
The Paris school headteacher announced his decision in an email
A powerful government agency last week arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the founder of the Aam Aadmi Party
The United Nations said last year that more than 100,000 people had been trafficked into online scam centres in Cambodia
Russian social media channels have been flooded in the days since the shooting with appeals to help find victims
Canada has heavily relied on immigration to boost its labour force and economic growth
That compares with 3,770 for the same period last year and 4,162 for 2022, the previous record high