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Live blog: Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma testifies in priests' sex abuse cases

Updated 3.10pm
A former altar boy who claims he was sexually abused by two priests in Xagħra first mentioned his childhood trauma in September 2019 but only named the alleged perpetrators several months later, Gozo bishop Anton Teuma told a court on Monday.
Teuma said the victim had first mentioned the abuse in their sixth counselling session together, held in September 2019, but gave no names or details. He was the first person the victim had confided in.
He only mentioned the names of his alleged abusers – Xagħra priests Joseph Cini, 70, and Joseph Sultana, 84 - in March 2020 during the last of 19 counselling sessions, Teuma recalled while testifying. ....

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Live blog: Xagħra priest pleads not guilty to sexually abusing altar boy

11.51am Sultana has been charged and will be kept in police custody after being denied bail.
We re told a second priest, Joseph Cini, will also be arraigned today. That will happen soon.
The magistrate has suspended the sitting until he is brought to court. We will be live blogging Cini s arraignment too.
Case adjourned to February 1
11.47am The magistrate adjourns the case to February 1.
Reminder: police are also expected to arraign a second priest, Joseph Cini, and charge him with similar offences. We do not yet know when that will happen.
Bail denied
11.45am The magistrate refuses the bail request, saying other witnesses have yet to testify. She orders the prosecution to present those witnesses during the next hearing in the case. ....

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