Three priests and layman charged in Spanish sexual abuse case


  • World
  • Thursday, 27 Nov 2014

Archbishop of Granada Francisco Javier Martinez and priests prostrate in front of the altar to seek pardon for sexual abuse in the Church at the cathedral in Granada, southern Spain, November 23, 2014. REUTERS/Pepe Marin

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish magistrates have charged four people, including three Catholic priests, with sex offences following a child abuse investigation instigated by Pope Francis.

The priests, along with a lay person, were arrested on Monday as part of an investigation in Granada, southern Spain, and have been released from custody. One of them had to pay bail of 10,000 euros (7,919 pounds), the Supreme Court of the Andalusia region said on Thursday.

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