Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany · 2024

Germany: Würzburg diocese chaplain's conviction for abusing an altar server becomes final

Record class

Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Catholic chaplain (Kaplan)

Organization

Diocese of Würzburg

Spiritual nexus

The victim was an altar server under the chaplain's direct pastoral care — the liturgical role placed the child in his charge.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2024-01-01 · conviction; final after both sides withdrew appeals

Amtsgericht Bad Kissingen, Germany. A priest of the Diocese of Würzburg was convicted of sexually abusing a then-12-year-old altar server at least twice while serving as chaplain, and received a suspended sentence of one year four months plus a fine. Both prosecution and defence withdrew their appeals before the Landgericht Schweinfurt, making the verdict final.

Primary record

institutional reporting verdict report 'Priester wegen Missbrauchs verurteilt – Berufung zurückgezogen', katholisch.de / KNA (2024).: Reports the conviction and the withdrawal of appeals making it final.

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