Vatican Arrests Former DC-Based Diplomat on Child Pornography Charges
The Vatican recalled Capella, the No. 4 in its Washington embassy, after the U.S. State Department notified it on August 21 of a "possible violation of laws relating to child pornography images" by one of its diplomats in Washington.
It was not possible to reach Capella, who the Vatican said was being held in a cell in the Vatican's police barracks.
A one-time top Vatican diplomat was locked up Saturday on allegations of downloading child pornography during a Christmas season visit to Canada, officials said.
After Monsignor Capella was recalled from the USA, police in Canada issued a warrant for his arrest on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography online. It was alleged that while at a parish there in December of 2016, Capella had possessed and distributed child pornography.
More news: Everton v Liverpool confirmed XIs: Clyne starts as Klopp makes five changesThe Saturday arrest "comes at the end of an investigation on the part of the Vatican's Promoter of Justice", read the Vatican statement.
"Investigators believe that the offences occurred while the suspect was visiting a place of worship in Windsor", the police statement said.
A Vatican statement identified the accused as Msgr.
The violation carries a prison sentence of one year to five years and a fine from 2,500 euro to 50,000 euro (about $3,000-61,400).
More news: Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan To Go Jail For 5 Years: Poaching CaseHe died in a hospital in 2015 at 67, before his trial before a Vatican court could begin.
During a January visit to Chile, Francis angered victims of sexual abuse by insisting they had no "proof" against a bishop who allegedly witnessed abuse and failed to report it.
The pope then appointed the Vatican's former prosecutor for sex abuse to interview witnesses and examine possible new evidence in the case.
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