ARGENTINA
euronews
[with video]
An Argentine court has sent a Roman Catholic priest to prison immediately to serve a 15-year sentence for sexually abusing a teenage boy.
Julio César Grassi was convicted four years ago for abuse at his “Happy Children Foundation”.
Last week the Supreme Court upheld the jail term after the 57-year-old was found to have breached his house arrest conditions.
He strongly denies the abuse.
“The experts said clearly that I do not have any of the features of a paedophile. No trace of paedophilia,” he told the court. “The prosecution lawyer is lying.”
Allegations against Reverend Grassi surfaced more than ten years ago.
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