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It is reported that the priest of the diocese of Šiauliai, for whom the pre-trial investigation had started even earlier, also sent the images prohibited by law on the internet via Messenger.
Panevėžys prosecutor Ričardas Juozainis, who is overseeing this pre-trial investigation, said the person is charged with having and sending pornographic photos depicting children.
“The most severe punishment provided by law is up to five years in prison. The person admits his guilt. We collaborated with a foreign organization in this study.
The number of photographs and their storage is subject to criminal liability. 39 photos were found on the person’s computer. There is no reason to hoard, store and store them.
He admits his guilt, agrees to misbehave. The photos were stored on a personal computer. Ignorance does not exempt from responsibility ”, emphasized R. Juozainis.
Sent to the monastery
The Bishop of Panevėžys Linas Vodopjanovas emphasized that it is generally painful that there are such things as trafficking and use of young children:
“It is even more painful when the consequences of this global problem affect the world of the clergy. This Monday I just found out that Mr. Matiukas acquired, kept and distributed those photos.
As soon as I found out, he was removed from the priestly office. We talk to him, he admits guilt, realizes he misbehaved. Now he is sent to meditate, to pray, to a monastery where he can rethink his life ”.
L. Vodopyanov added that the court’s decision will continue to be awaited: “It is not suspended in any way. Following the court’s decision, the diocese will conduct its own investigation. The information will be passed on to the Vatican, where it will be decided what to do next.
A person can be expelled from the clergy community. You may be barred from holding the position for several years. I will add that there have been no problems before. He was vicar for 12 years, in Zarasai, in other parishes. So far there have been no serious problems or complaints. “
Study completed
The news portal tv3.lt wrote that the pre-trial investigation had been completed at the Panevėžys Regional Prosecutor’s Office and a criminal case had been transferred to court, in which the priest from the Aukštaitija region was accused of having photos and pornographic videos of minors.
Law enforcement officers launched a pretrial investigation against this cleric in another investigation into similar crimes. Initially, it was established that a priest from the Diocese of Šiauliai shared pornographic videos and photos with other people through the social media application Messenger. Among the recipients with whom he shared pornography was a parish priest belonging to the diocese of Panevėžys.
Officers from the Panevėžys County Police Commissariat Major Crimes Investigation Board of the Criminal Police conducted the pre-trial investigation separately, led by the Prosecutor of the First Prosecution Division of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office by Panevėžys Ričardas Juozainis when we have the information.
During the pre-trial investigation, many pornographic videos and photos were found on the computer of the cleric from the Aukštaitija region. After reviewing them, experts from the Office of the Inspector of Journalistic Ethics found that at least 53 electronic files contained pornographic videos and photos depicting children under 18 or depicting people as children. Among these records on the priest’s computer were 31 photos, which are included in Interpol’s database of child sexual exploitation.
According to the prosecutor Ričardas Juozainis, who led the pre-trial investigation, the defendant admits his guilt. He said he knew downloading and storing pornographic videos and photos depicting children is prohibited and regrets doing so. The Curia of the Diocese of Panevėžys was informed about the pre-trial investigation carried out against this cleric.
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