Monday, December 16, 2024

Bishop probed priest convicted of sexual assault

The Bishop of the Sicilian diocese Piazza Armerina, Rosario Gisana, and his vicar general, Vincenzo Murgano, have been under investigation by prosecutors in Enna for all-alleted perjury, La Repubblica's Palermo edition reported on Friday. 

The investigation comes after Enna priest Giuseppe Rugolo in March was a jail term of four years and six month for sexual abuseng minors. 

After the conclusion of the trial, a civil plaintiff filed a complaint, led prosecutors to open an investigation.