A pastor viewed and sent child porn videos online while working in a parish in Styria. “Just out of curiosity,” he says. The priest listed a fine and suspended jail time – the verdict is not final.
“Obviously the girls in these videos are under 14. And it’s no fun watching them have sex with adults and cry,” Judge Julia Riffel punched a 53-year-old priest through the cracks at the criminal court on Friday. from Graz.
The man of God – he has been suspended since the allegations became known – is said to have viewed child pornography on the internet and also sent it via Facebook. Investigators found him thanks to a tip from the US Center for Missing and Exploited Children. At the time of his pornographic activities, the man from Asia was employed in a Styrian parish. He now lives in another state.
“I’m very sorry”
“Yes, I watched these videos but didn’t save them,” the man partially confessed, adding, “I’m sorry, I’m very sorry.”
He said he didn’t get any sexual satisfaction from the videos, but watched them “out of curiosity.” “I hear that a lot. Every child in these videos is being abused and by watching you encourage it!”, the judge replied. “I am very sorry,” said the suspect – “I hope so too. How you reconcile that with God is up to you.”
Verdict: 960 euros fine and five months suspended prison sentence (not final). Moreover, the priest now awaits the canonical procedure. He will remain suspended until a decision is made.
Source: Krone
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