ITALY
The Local
An Italian priest who allegedly posed as an American manager online has been arrested as part of an investigation into a global paedophile ring.
The 49-year-old priest was arrested in Alassio in Liguria where he had recently moved from the town of Oulx in Turin, Corriere della Sera reported.
He was arrested along with three others, including two unemployed men aged 58 and 51 and a worker aged 51 in Torrecuso, Livorno and Rome.
The priest, who has not been named, allegedly purchased pornographic photos and videos of pre-adolescents through the paedophile network on the internet.
In some cases the material included children aged just a few years old, mostly from Asia.
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