马耳他牧师因性虐待15岁而被判20个月监禁;上诉后减刑。 Maltese priest gets 20 months for sexually abusing 15-year-old; sentence reduced on appeal.

一名马耳他牧师在因性虐待一名15岁女孩(一名教堂圣徒的侄女)而上诉后被减刑了最初3.5年的刑期,之后被判处20个月监禁。 A Maltese priest was sentenced to 20 months in prison after his initial 3.5-year sentence was reduced on appeal for sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl, the niece of a church sacristan. 尽管法院认为这种关系是双方同意的,但该神父被禁止与未成年人合作,并被列为性犯罪人。 Though the court saw the relationship as consensual, the priest was banned from working with minors and listed as a sex offender. 马耳他大主教区向受害者道歉,向牧师提供支持,并将案件转交罗马教廷。 The Archdiocese of Malta apologized to the victim, offered support to the priest, and referred the case to the Holy See.