Italy: priest convicted of stealing money from parishioners to buy drugs and organize orgies

a priest of the Church of the Annunciation of Castellina, in Italy, was sentenced to 3 years and eight months in prison, after being arrested in September for stealing thousands of dollars from donations to his church to organize orgies and drinking parties. drugs.

As recounted by the Heraldo de México, the parish priest Francesco Spagnesi, 40, negotiated his sentence as part of a plea deal and was tried for the illegal sale of drugs and the theft of money from the diocese’s coffers.

Spanish She had another complaint for having unprotected sex with several men without confessing that she was HIV positive; but this accusation was withdrawn.

The Italian justice also sentenced her boyfriend to 3 years and two months in prison for being an accomplice in the purchase and sale of drugs.

The now ex-priest will have to pay a fine of 338 thousand dollars as reparation for the theft of money and will serve his sentence in a therapeutic rehabilitation center to receive treatment for his drug addiction and will have to perform social services.

The outraged parishioners condemned this decision, considering that Spanish he deserved a harsher sentence for crimes committed over the years.

Before being arrested, those attending the church assured that the priest had changed his attitude.

“He was nervous, shy and absent, he did not like to organize baptisms, communions, confirmations and weddings”one of the parishioners explained to the middle.

As the Herald, the parish priest used the money to purchase the ‘rape drug’ and used it during the orgies he organized online. Doctors, businessmen and bankers attended these types of events, which had at least 200 people.