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    Vatican Court Hears Unprecedented Sexual Abuse Criminal Trial

    A 28-year-old priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period in a Vatican City youth seminary. Another priest, the former rector, is charged with covering up the abuse.
    by Sylvia Poggioli Oct 26, 2020 2 minutes
    Two priests are going on trial in the Vatican court — one accused of sexually abusing an altar boy and the other charged with aiding and abetting the alleged abuse, which allegedly took place at the St. Pius X youth seminary. The seminary's residents are known as the "pope's altar boys" and serve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

    Editor's note: This story includes details some readers may find disturbing.

    An unprecedented trial is underway this month at the Vatican, the result of a whistleblower going public.

    A young priest is charged with sexually abusing an altar boy over a five-year period inside Vatican City walls. An older priest is charged with covering up the abuse.

    It's the first criminal trial for sexual

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