MALTA
Malta Independent
A young priest was charged with child molestation in Gozo this afternoon, but no details of the case are forthcoming as a total ban has been imposed by the court.
The case was heard behind closed doors on the request of the priest’s lawyer Carmelo Borg. Journalists present for the sitting were ordered to leave.
The priest, in plain clothes, hid his face as he was escorted up the steps leading to the Gozo courts. His attitude changed after the court sitting, as he walked down the steps without covering his face in spite of the clicking or rolling cameras, having been given protection by the magistrate.
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