An Italian priest was sentenced to six and a half years in prison Tuesday for sexually abusing children.
The Italian Bishops Conference. (Photo: ANSA)
A court of first instance found Don Emanuele Tempesta, a 32-year-old former assistant parish priest at Busto Garolfo near Milan, guilty of assaulting over 20 children over several years.
Prosecutors had requested an 11-year term.
Tempesta will not go to jail until Italy’s two-tier appeal system is exhausted.
The more than 20 civil plaintiffs received damages ranging between 750 and 2000 euros each.
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