Reggio Calabria
police on Friday arrested a 44-year-old priest on charges of
paying for sex with a minor, misrepresenting his identity,
luring a minor, and possession of child pornography.
He was arrested in the rectory of a parish church in the
Piana di Gioia Tauro valley and taken to jail.
Police began an investigation last March after finding the
priest in his car with a minor in a secluded and rarely
frequented area.
Police said the minor told them the priest paid him 20
euros for sex that took place in the priest's car shortly before
police arrived on the scene.
The minor told police he met the priest on gay social
network smartphone app Grindr, and said the priest used an
assumed name and told him he was a scientific researcher aged
between 35-38.
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