Priest in drugs probe 'failed to tell partners about HIV'

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 22 - A priest who was put under house arrest last week for allegedly dealing narcotics at sex parties in the Tuscan city of Prato could also face charges of attempted physical harm for failing to tell the other participants that he was HIV positive, prosecutors have said.
    Francesco Spagnesi, 40, also allegedly used church collection plate money to by drugs for the parties he allegedly held with his boyfriend every seven to 10 days.
    The boyfriend, who is also under house arrest, could be an injured party with respect to the attempted-physical-harm accusation.
    Spagnesi told prosecutors he had safe sex during the parties but some of the 15 witnesses investigators have spoken to so far contradicted this, sources said. (ANSA).