(ANSA) - Cagliari, May 6 - Carabinieri military police on
Wednesday arrested the parish priest of the central Sardinia
village of Villamar.
Father Pascal Manca is accused of sexually abusing minors
aged around 15.
He moved to Selargius, near Cagliari, after news broke that
he was being investigated.
Carabinieri investigators have gathered testimony from
dozens of witnesses. The priest was placed in pretrial detention
on fears he might flee or offend again, sources said.
Sardinia village priest nabbed for teen sexual abuse
'Dozens of witnesses' heard in probe