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October 15, 2020

Vatican Holds First-Ever Sexual Abuse Trial for Clergy
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The Vatican held its first-ever sexual abuse trial Wednesday with two
Catholic priests. Twenty-eight-year old priest Gabriele Martinelli is
accused of sexually assaulting an altar boy between 2007 and 2012 in a
seminary in Vatican City. An older priest is accused of covering up the
abuse. The trial comes as the Catholic Church faces ongoing criticism
that it is not doing enough to battle endemic sexual abuse within the
church and a culture that covers it up. 


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