Italian sex abuse priest hangs himself in church

The priest , 48, who belonged to the Slovenian
community in Trieste , had been accused of
committing " grave acts" years earlier with a
then 13- year-old girl .
He confessed to his bishop Giampaolo
Crepaldi that the reports were true and asked
for two days to prepare a letter asking for the
forgiveness of God, the Catholic Church and
the victim.
But when Crepaldi arrived on Tuesday
afternoon to officially strip him of his priestly
duties and inform him an enquiry would be
launched into his actions , he found the priest
hanging in the sacristy