An Italian priest stole cash from a group of nuns to pay a young Moroccan man for sex, police said.
The holy man, who has not been named, allegedly swiped money entrusted to him by the local convent in Feltre, Belluno.
He then reportedly used it to pay his lover — with whom it is believed he had a “long-standing relationship.”
The amount of money he is accused of stealing has not yet been revealed, but some sources suggest it was into the thousands of euros.
Il Gazzetino reports that the priest was suspended by the Bishop of Belluno-Feltre for “health reasons.”
A “full investigation” into his alleged antics is now underway.
The Local reports that it’s not the first time a priest has been busted using ill-gotten gains to pay for sex.
A Turin clergyman reportedly paid a Romanian woman $480,000 in September after she blackmailed him over their affair.
