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Polish court acquits men in toppling of priest statue

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The Gdansk district court on Monday acquitted three men who in 2019 toppled a statue of a late priest suspected of sexually abusing minors, a symbolic moment in the traditionally Catholic country's reckoning with clerical abuse.The priest, Henryk Jankowski, who died in 2010, rose to prominence in the 1980s through his support for the pro-democracy Solidarity movement and its leader, Lech Walesa, in their struggle against Poland’s communist regim…

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Polish court acquits men in toppling of priest statue

A Polish court has acquitted three men who in 2019 toppled a statue of a late priest suspected of sexually abusing minors

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Polish court acquits men in toppling of priest statue

A Polish court has acquitted three men who in 2019 toppled a statue of a late priest suspected of sexually abusing minors

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Polish court acquits men in toppling of priest statue

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court has acquitted three men who in 2019 toppled a statue of a late priest suspected of sexually abusing minors. The toppling of the statue was a symbolically dramatic moment in the traditionally Catholic country’s reckoning with clerical abuse. The priest, Henryk Jankowski, who died in 2010, rose to prominence in the 1980s through his support for the pro-democracy Solidarity movement and its leader, Lech Walesa, …

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Polish court acquits men in toppling of priest statue

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Gdansk district court on Monday acquitted three men who in 2019 toppled a statue of a late priest suspected of sexually abusing minors, a symbolic […]

2 years ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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