Polish police have arrested Father Gil

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Detienen en Polonia al cura acusado de violar a siete menores en Juncalito - DiarioLibre.com

With the cooperation of the DA from the Dominican Republic, Father Gil (although he was suspended so I do not know if one calls him that any more) has been arrested in Poland.. Article says that he can face up to 12 years in prison in Poland.

Now we wait to hear if there will be any action on the former Papal Nuncio. who is now I guess in Vatican City..

I really did not think that this would happen and am relieved. Of course, those boys are evidently going to have to fly over to Poland to testify but perhaps that will be an adventure for them?

No mention of extradition.
 

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in the States, child molestors are reported to be the most hated prisoners, as well ..Jerry Sandusky out on bail: Are child molesters tormented in American prisons?


Probably Gil would have done better here .. where he would have gotten into the model prison system and really been protected.

but who knows? The food here is horrible. Maybe it will be better in Poland. I just hope that he does not get off with a slap on the wrist. I hope that there are some really tough examples set. Glad to see that the church is not protecting him.

That is a welcome change.
 

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i really don't know. polish media say only say he will be questioned in the prosecutor's office of the district tomorrow. he will also hear the charges then and it will be decided whether to detain him.
 

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i really don't know. polish media say only say he will be questioned in the prosecutor's office of the district tomorrow. he will also hear the charges then and it will be decided whether to detain him.

you are right.. DV,, it was not an arrest.. only held for questioning. I jumped the gun with wishful thinking. But now the BBC is reporting that it was an arrest .. BBC News - Polish priest held over Dominican Republic sex abuse claims

more on background from the BBC BBC News - Polish priest wanted over Dominican child sex-abuse


Poland seems to only have had one sex abuse case by a priest.. in contrast with the US and Ireland.. so maybe his chances are better there. There would be an uproar in the States were he to be released.
 

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polish media report he refused to give testimony and the fiscalia asked for 3 months prision preventiva.
 

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Priest accused of pedophilia sent to jail in Poland

36-year old Polish priest Wojciech Gil (Padre Alberto) has been charged with four counts of sex offenses against children under 15 years in Poland and in the Dominican Republic, where he lead the parish of Juncalito in the central province of Santiago. The priest was detained by the Polish police near the southern city of Cracow on Monday, 17 February. He had been under investigation by the Polish prosecutors since September. The Polish prosecutors are following up on initial investigations into the case by Dominican prosecutors. Dominican prosecutors provided documents to substantiate the sexual abuse claims. The priest was ordered to serve three months preventive custody as the case investigations continue.

What is new is that Wojciech Gil is being charged for sexual offenses in Poland also.

"Two of the charges concern acts that took place in the Dominican Republic, to the harm of citizens of the Dominican Republic, and two concern acts that took place in Poland and concern Polish citizens," Przemyslaw Nowak, spokesman for the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Wars, told a news conference, as reported in The Voice of Warsaw. A Dominican TV investigative report first revealed the wrongdoings, after which the priest left the country. The priest has denied the wrongdoings and has said he was being set up by the local drug gangs he had opposed.

As reported, Wojciech Gil faces up to 12 years in prison if he is convicted.

The investigative video on the Juncalito parish priest also revealed the close ties of Wojciech to former Vatican nuncio in the Dominican Republic, Polish Archbishop Josef Wesolowski who was recalled in August by the Vatican and is being investigated there on child sexual abuse charges.

The Warsaw Voice DR1 news
 

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it's only 3 months of prision preventiva so "sent to jail" is misleading a bit.
 

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The slimestain is pleading guilty in the hope of a reduced sentence (from 15 to 7 years).

Padre Gil se declara culpable de abuso sexual de menores en RD

Varsovia, (Agencia).- Fuentes judiciales informaron este viernes que el sacerdote Wojcierch (Alberto) Gil se declar? en Varsovia culpable de abuso sexual de varios menores durante su labor sacerdotal en Rep?blica Dominicana.
De acuerdo al tribunal de Wolomin, en Varsovia, el religioso acept? los cargos que se le imputaban en espera de una reducci?n de la condena.

"El acusado se declar? culpable y de acuerdo con recibir una condena de siete a?os de prisi?n", explic? a los medios la portavoz
del tribunal, Joanna Adamowicz.

Sobre Gil pesan 10 cargos, ocho por abuso a menores y otros dos por posesi?n de pornograf?a infantil y tenencia ilegal de
armas (una pistola y munici?n), lo que podr?a costarle hasta 15 a?os de c?rcel si no se tiene en cuenta su declaraci?n voluntaria de culpabilidad.

La Fiscal?a ha solicitado tiempo para estudiar la propuesta de los abogados del acusado.

El proceso continuar? el pr?ximo d?a 25 de marzo, cuanto se celebrar? la siguiente vista y cuando, seg?n especulaciones de
diversos medios, podr?a dictarse sentencia.

El Caribe ? Padre Gil se declara culpable de abuso sexual de menores en RD
 

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He's now been sentenced to seven years for child abuse in Poland and the DR, compensation payment of 40,000 euros, and a 15-year ban on approaching the victims or working with young people.
?A la c?rcel! Condenan al padre Alberto Gil a siete a?os por abuso de menores en RD y Polonia
VARSOVIA.- Un tribunal polaco conden? este mi?rcoles a siete a?os de prisi?n al exsacerdote Wojciech Gil por abusar de dos menores en Polonia y seis en la Rep?blica Dominicana, a los que adem?s tendr? que abonar una indemnizaci?n de 155.000 zloty (cerca de 40 mil euros).

La sentencia del tribunal de Wolomin (Varsovia) tambi?n proh?be a Wojciech Gil acercarse a las v?ctimas y trabajar con j?venes por un per?odo de quince a?os.

El pasado 20 de marzo, en la primera vista del proceso, la defensa del exreligioso propuso la aceptaci?n voluntaria de una condena de siete a?os, la mitad de la pena m?xima a la que se enfrentaba el hombre por los delitos de abuso de menores, posesi?n de pornograf?a infantil y tenencia ilegal de una pistola y munici?n.
?A la c?rcel! Condenan al padre Alberto Gil a siete a?os por abuso de menores en RD y Polonia | Noticias SIN
 

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the sentence is so low for few reasons : a) he admitted his crimes and asked for such sentence in coop with his lawyer b) these are the sentences that you get nowadays in most European countires.
even if you murder someone, its rare to get more than 15-20 years in prison these days, unless it is something with big cruelty etc.
At least that is something but the sentence seems pretty light with the whole ruining kids innocence and all...
 

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He's now been sentenced to seven years for child abuse in Poland and the DR, compensation payment of 40,000 euros, and a 15-year ban on approaching the victims or working with young people.

?A la c?rcel! Condenan al padre Alberto Gil a siete a?os por abuso de menores en RD y Polonia | Noticias SIN

A 15 year ban...so he will be 50 or 51 years of age. At which point he will be able to resume his charitable godly works with children.Isn't this fantastic news???. Pedophiles remain can remain highly active right up until their death. Why ban a pedophile for 15 years????