The trial begins for alleged sexual abuse against the Argentine bishop who worked in the Vatican

The trial begins for alleged sexual abuse against the Argentine bishop who worked in the Vatican

The case began when several priests from his diocese accused Zanchetta of sexual abuse before the Vatican ambassador in Buenos Aires, in addition to abuse of power and mismanagement of finances, which took place in the San Juan XXIII seminary, which the religious founded in 2016 in Oran.

In December 2017, five months after leaving Oran, Zanchetta began working at the Patrimony Administration of the Apostolic See (APSA), an accounting and human resources office that also manages Vatican properties in Italy, a position from which He left after the complaints.

“On the first day, the reading of the fiscal judgment requirement is carried out and the accused is given the possibility to testify,” the prosecution in charge of the case told Reuters. “Then come the testimonies, they are approximately 15”he added.

The trial was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of documentation that the Vatican had to send, which, according to the Salta newspaper El Tribuno, justice has already received.

Source: Ambito

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