Vatican: abuse of the San Pio preseminary

Yesterday in the court of Vatican, other texts that have come of age have been heard, for the question of sexual abuse at the Preseminary of San Pio. The facts seem to date back to 2012, when a young altar boy was sexually abused by Don Gabriele Martinelli. Today, he is seen as the main defendant in bars. The young man affirms: to have been abused by the priest, one year older. He claims to have brought the case to both the former rector Enrico Radice and to the bishops and cardinals.

Four of them have already testified, while two others were absent and for the first time Don Martinelli was questioned. From the facts it emerged that: the San Pio preseminary era an unhealthy environment. In which there were strong psychological pressures. Where there were constant jokes with a sexual background, and female nicknames were given, where they often quarreled and where they often happened sexual abuse in especially during the night when the young people slept. It seems that two priests together with Don Marinelli were complicit in the crime and the rector was aware of the facts.

Vatican: abuses of the San Pio Preseminary we recall the facts:

Investigations on the abuse occurred in Vatican, Preseminary of San Pio date back to November 2017, the news was learned on television during the transmission of the journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi and from the television program "Le Iene". The facts date back to the years in which it was not possible to have a trial, if there was no lawsuit before. The trial was made possible by virtue of a special provision by the Pope, which removed the cause of inadmissibility.

We know that: sexual abuse is an unwanted sexual activity, in which perpetrators use force, make threats or take advantage of victims who are unable to give consent. Most of the victims and perpetrators know each other. Immediate reactions to sexual abuse include shock, fear, or disbelief. Long-term symptoms include anxiety, fear, or post-traumatic stress disorder. While efforts to treat sex offenders remain unpromising, psychological interventions for survivors, particularly group therapy.