ITALY
Press TV (Iran)
A Catholic priest in northern Italy has been busted on charges of sexually abusing young boys in his parish, the local archbishop said.
Police arrested Father Massimo Luculano on Friday on charges of soliciting sex from minors and sexual assault.
His three confirmed victims are a 14-year old Italian boy and two 17-year old foreign boys.
However, Luculano, based in Vercelli, a town to the west of Milan, had developed a dense set of relationships with different people, and older minors for sexual purposes, police say.
Luculano, claiming to be a physical therapist alongside being a priest, lured the young victims using Facebook, WhatsApp or text messages and offering them gift phone cards, soccer shoes and even money in return, investigators say.
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