The Third Court of Instruction of the National District has postponed the hearing of evidence against former papal nuncio Josef Wesolowski, accused of pedophilia, until 5 November. Testimonies from a 13 and 17-year old boy are due to be given during the hearing. In the case, the former priest will be represented by a government-appointed lawyer. The two minors did not appear in the first hearing without giving explanations. Their mothers reported that Wesolowski had paid them for sexual favors at the Montesinos Park in the Colonial City in Santo Domingo. Public prosecutors say that when the investigation was opened, the former papal nuncio traveled to the Vatican to avoid questioning.
National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso is in favor of trying the former priest in the country, unlike Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito who would prefer the hearing to take place in the former nuncio’s home country, Poland, and has been cooperating with the authorities there. Wesolowski can only be tried once for the crimes of pedophilia. The Polish judiciary has already opened a case against another Polish priest who worked in Santiago community of Juncalito, Fr. Wojciech Gil, who was known to be close to the formal nuncio, and is also accused of pedophilia and left for Poland after being included in an investigative journalism TV report that also mentioned his links to the former papal nuncio.
http://www.listin.com.do/la-republica/2014/9/3/336196/Aplazan-para-el-5-de-noviembre-solicitud-en-contra-de-exnuncio