INQUIRER.net: Former priest, 79, accused of sex abuse in Austria

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Former priest, 79, accused of sex abuse in Austria Apr 9th 2013, 22:15 VIENNA—Austrian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 79-year-old former priest of sexually abusing 15 students at a Benedictine monastery between 1973 and 1993.   The monastery, which runs a boarding school, is in the town of Kremsmuenster in northern Austria, the prosecutor's office in nearby Steyr said.   The former priest also faces a charge of illegally possessing a weapon, it said, adding that he faces up to 15 years in prison.   The Austrian Catholic Church, under Vienna Archbishop Christoph Schoenborn, set up a commission in 2000 to conduct independent investigations into allegations of sexual and other abuses committed by members of the Church. &... Keep on reading: Former priest, 79, accused of sex abuse in Austria Media files: kremsmuenster-austria.jpg (image/jpeg)

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