Vatican appeals court finds pre-seminary rector guilty of ‘corrupting minors’
The ruling partially overturns a lower court’s 2021 decision, which acquitted the priest due to insufficient evidence.
The Vatican City Court of Appeals has found Fr. Gabriele Martinelli, the former rector of a pre-seminary in the city state, guilty of corruption of a minor.
Martinelli has received a sentence of 2.5 years in prison and a 1,000 euro fine. The Vatican announced the verdict Tuesday.
The ruling partially overturns a lower court’s …