A Catholic priest in Italy has reportedly committed suicide after being accused of child abuse.
Fr Maks Suard, 48, reportedly hanged himself after being accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl some 17 years ago.
According to the Messaggero Veneto newspaper, the priest had admitted his guilt.
He had asked Trieste Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi for two days to prepare a letter asking for forgiveness from God, the Church and the victim.
But when the bishop arrived to officially divest the priest of his duties, Fr Suard was found hanging in a church sacristy.
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