ITALY
The Local
3 February 2017 \
An Italian priest will likely lose his role after allegations that he organized orgies on church property.
The scandal has rocked the Catholic church, with three other clergymen said to have participated in the sex parties in northern Italy.
Don Andrea Contin, priest of a small church in Padua, is accused of organizing orgies, having as many as 30 lovers, and taking trips with them to a naturist swingers’ resort in France. He reportedly lived a double life, taking the women to expensive restaurants where he posed as a lawyer.
“He always carried a briefcase full of vibrators, sex toys, masks and bondage equipment,” one of his accusers said in her police statement, according to the Corriere del Veneto. She also claimed that the priest encouraged her to have sexual intercourse with a horse, and beat her in the rectory on two occasions.
The police investigation into Contin, who is accused of psychological and physical assault and facilitating prostitution, is ongoing, but on Thursday Padua’s bishop, Claudio Cipolla said Contin would likely lose his job regardless of the outcome.
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