Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 13 Jun 2019 06:16:31 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Argentine bishop at heart of phone porn scandal charged https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/06/13/argentine-bishop-phone-porn-arrest/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:51:28 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=118433 Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, one of Pope Francis's first episcopal appointments in his home country, has been formally accused of sexually abusing seminarians and could face 3 to 10 years in prison. The information was released on Friday by the prosecutor's office in the Argentine northern province of Salta. The bishop was charged with "aggravated Read more

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Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, one of Pope Francis's first episcopal appointments in his home country, has been formally accused of sexually abusing seminarians and could face 3 to 10 years in prison.

The information was released on Friday by the prosecutor's office in the Argentine northern province of Salta. The bishop was charged with "aggravated continuous sexual abuse committed by a minister of a religious organization."

Zanchetta, the former bishop of Oran, was accused of "strange behavior" in 2015 when a diocesan secretary found pornographic pictures on the prelate's phone.

The images included gay porn featuring young men, but not minors, as well as images of Zanchetta touching himself. They were allegedly sent to unknown third parties. Read more

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