Vatican court clears two priests in youth seminary abuse case

Vatican Court President Giuseppe Pignatone speaks as the Vatican Court cleared two priests charged in connection with alleged sexual abuse in a youth seminary in the Vatican between 2007 and 2012, in this still image taken from video, at the Vatican, October 6, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -A Vatican court on Wednesday cleared two priests charged in connection with alleged sexual abuse in a youth seminary in the Vatican between 2006 and 2012.

Father Gabriele Martinelli, now 29, was accused of having forced a person identified only as L.G. to have sex, while they were altar boys and mostly when they were both minors. L.G. is seven months younger than Martinelli.