CROATIA
The Telegraph (United Kingdom)
A Croatian priest who allegedly went on the run with £1 million and a married woman has been arrested – but the whereabouts of the money and the identity of the woman are unknown.
By Matthew Day, Warsaw
4:14PM BST 22 Oct 2012
Father Sime Nimac was arrested in a Zagreb flat after disappearing from his parish near the coastal town of Split with a huge amount of cash he had got from selling a piece of Church land without the permission of his diocese.
Described by his Franciscan order as a man with “insatiable egotism”, the 34-year-old clergyman has been charged with abuse of office and had his passport confiscated to prevent him fleeing the country.
Croatian media has speculated that Father Nimac may have used the money from the land sale, which was concluded five months ago, to fuel a lavish lifestyle that included fine clothes, cars, a yacht called “Lucky Me” and the attentions of a married woman.
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