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| Vatican ex-envoy Wesolowski faces child sex abuse trial | Vatican ex-envoy Wesolowski faces child sex abuse trial |
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| The Vatican is to put its former envoy to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, on trial on child sex abuse and child pornography charges. | The Vatican is to put its former envoy to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, on trial on child sex abuse and child pornography charges. |
| Pope Francis has also accepted the resignations of a US archbishop and his deputy, accused in Minnesota of having ignored a priest's child abuse. | Pope Francis has also accepted the resignations of a US archbishop and his deputy, accused in Minnesota of having ignored a priest's child abuse. |
| Jozef Wesolowski is accused of having sexually abused children in the Dominican Republic in 2008-2013. He is under house arrest in the Vatican. | Jozef Wesolowski is accused of having sexually abused children in the Dominican Republic in 2008-2013. He is under house arrest in the Vatican. |
| The trial is to begin on 11 July. | The trial is to begin on 11 July. |
| He is also charged with possession of child pornography, dating from his return to Rome in 2013. | He is also charged with possession of child pornography, dating from his return to Rome in 2013. |
| Wesolowski, 66, was recalled from the Dominican Republic in 2013, after allegations surfaced accusing him of abusing Dominican boys. | Wesolowski, 66, was recalled from the Dominican Republic in 2013, after allegations surfaced accusing him of abusing Dominican boys. |
| He had spent five years in the Caribbean country as the papal envoy. | He had spent five years in the Caribbean country as the papal envoy. |
| He was defrocked in June last year after he was found guilty by a Church tribunal - he is the highest-ranking church official to be defrocked for such abuse. | |
| He will now be tried by a Vatican criminal court. | |
| A Vatican statement said the IT systems used by Wesolowski would be scrutinised. | |
| Wesolowski, who is originally from Poland, has been under house arrest in the Vatican since September. | |
| The Vatican said at the time of his arrest that he had not been placed in a police cell because of his poor health. | |
| If found guilty, he could face between six and 10 years in prison. |