A Tuscan priest who was
apparently filmed squeezing the private parts of a detective
posing as a parishioner during a purported "exorcism" has been
placed under investigation by his diocese, Church authorities
said Friday.
The detective's meeting with the priest was filmed by the
Jene popular candid camera troupe for a program aired on Italia
Uno Wednesday.
The TV troupe set up the sting operation after a couple
told reporters that the husband was sexually molested by the
priest when they sought his help.
The detective posed as a parishioner needing help and was
subjected to the same "treatment" as the husband, Italia Uno
said.
The diocese of San Miniato to which the priest belongs was
quoted as saying that a canonical investigation has been opened
and "measures have already been taken to prevent similar
measures are never repeated, not excluding in case of repetition
removal from the priesthood".
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