it took years to open up to a therapist, which helped him settle down with a wife and son. mario sniffs. mario tried to seekjustice, approaching bekiaris superior, bishop ambrogio spreafico. he began a first court process, led by the vatican s congregation for the doctrine
of the faith under religious or canon law the way the catholic church deals with problems internally. mario saw it as a whitewash, a system swinging into place to protect the abuser. we ve got hold of the judgment from the canon law trial convened by bishop spreafico, which recognised bekiaris guilt, adding that, while the priest disputed some details, he confessed the abuse took place. he even paid mario 112,000 euros as a sort of damages. but the panel did not dismiss him, as mario requested. instead, they banned him from working with minors for life. feeling betrayed by every part of the church institution, mario and his lawyer tried an alternative legal route this time, through italian
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the man we ll call mario requested we hide his identity and not ask him directly about the details of his abuse. it revolves around this priest, gianni bekiaris. the case documents allege in graphic detail how he raped mario for years, using his power to prey on the young child, destroying him physically and emotionally. mario was terrified into silence and submission, his parents unaware of what was going on, naively proud that an important man of the cloth would value their son.
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