Vatican court absolves former altar boy in sex abuse trial

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1. New Hampshire Union Leader

   First Vatican sexual abuse trial absolves a former altar boy who served the pope ↗ (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

   Published Oct 5, 2021

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   VATICAN CITY - A former papal altar boy-turned-priest was absolved Wednesday in a Vatican court of charges stemming from the alleged abuse of a slightly younger peer, in the first

2. New York Times

   Vatican Issues Acquittals in Sexual Abuse Case Involving Ex-Altar Boys ↗ (opens New York Times)

   Published Oct 5, 2021

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   One defendant, now a priest, had been accused of sexual abuse when he and his accuser were teenagers at a seminary within the Vatican walls. Another priest was accused of covering it up.

3. WFMZ Allentown

   Vatican court absolves former altar boy in sex abuse trial ↗ (opens WFMZ Allentown)

   Published Oct 5, 2021

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

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   A Vatican tribunal has absolved a former altar boy of charges that he molested a younger boy in the Vatican’s youth seminary. The court ruled Wednesday in the first clergy

4. America Magazine

   Court absolves former altar boy accused of abusing a younger boy in Vatican’s youth seminary ↗ (opens America Magazine)

   Published Oct 5, 2021

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   A Vatican tribunal absolved a former altar boy of charges that he molested a younger boy in the Vatican’s youth seminary, ruling Wednesday in the first clergy sexual abuse trial to be heard by the pope’s criminal court.

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