Molestie nello Stato della Città del Vaticano
The Tribunal of the Vatican City State tried a former seminarian and a priest on charges of sexual harassment and aiding and abetting.
The Tribunal of the Vatican City State tried a former seminarian and a priest on charges of sexual harassment and aiding and abetting.
The Supreme Pontiff inaugurated the 93rd judicial year of the Vatican City State. During his speech he announced that there would be some reforms in the criminal procedure.
In a criminal case in which a person was charged with possession of child pornography, the Vatican court issued the following sentence
This judgment of the court of the Vatican City State analyses the offences of child pornography, i.e. possession and exchange of pornographic material, and the competence of the State to prosecute offences committed outside its territory by diplomatic staff of the Holy See.
The Tribunal of the Vatican City State, in its ruling of 5 May 2007, addresses the sensitive issue of drug possession within the state.
The affair, called Vatileaks 2, stems from the theft of documents from the Holy Father Benedict XVI. This article analyses the sentence of the Vatican court.