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Italian Catholic schools leader arrested for sexual abuse of a minor
August 06, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Father Andrea Melis, who leads a federation of Catholic schools in northern Italy, has been arrested for sexually abusing an adolescent boy. He is under suspicion for grooming at least six more boys.
Father Melis is president of Fidae Liguria, the Federation of Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in the northwestern Italian region. The parish priest has also led Padre Assarotti School.
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