A priest on the island of Malta reportedly embezzled a total of half a million euros in donations over the years.
According to media reports, a Catholic priest in Malta embezzled €500,000 in donations and spent up to €150,000 on pornography. Prosecutors tracked the six-figure sum to payment processors linked to pornographic sites that host live sex shows, the Times of Malta reported on Friday. The accused, Luke Seguna, 39, reportedly told police investigators that he spent the money after a “sexual crisis” he went through after a serious health problem.
process is in progress
The priest of a parish in the south of the smallest EU country has to answer in court for embezzlement and money laundering for ten years. He pleads not guilty to all charges. He is also accused of fraud and forgery. The local Maltese church suspended him because of ongoing lawsuits.
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life in luxury
It was revealed in court that Seguna had hundreds of thousands of euros in various bank accounts, although he only received an annual salary of around 20,000 euros. He also owned a collection of five motorcycles and two cars. He deposited his assets in ten different bank accounts. It was also revealed during the trial that he received checks for several thousand euros from a man in the parish who was suffering from dementia at the time they were issued. However this one died.
Donations went to organizations
According to prosecutors, the priest said the checks were a return of donations previously received by the elderly man. The money from the check is said to have gone to charitable organizations. At a first court hearing a week ago, Seguna complained in court about pain in her chest area. An ambulance took him to the hospital.
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