Priest suspected of abusing 3 children arrested in Rome

(ANSA) - Palermo, February 2 - Rome police on Tuesday arrested a 40-year-old priest who allegedly sexually abused three children in Palermo. The arrest follows a probe that uncovered alleged abuse of two brothers, aged 13 and 15, who went to a Palermo parish the priest worked at. The abuse allegedly started during a pilgrimage abroad and continued at the boys' home after the priest had worked his way into the trust of their mother. It was the mother who subsequently learned of the abuse and reported the priest. The investigation unearthed another victim, who is no longer a minor but was at the time of the alleged abuse. Among the evidence police gathered was a chat conversation in which the priest allegedly confessed to having had a moment of weakness during the pilgrimage.