Speculations have emerged that some priests from Vatican rape children. Though these accusations were not yet verified, the case of one priest from India who raped two adolescents was justified.
New York Daily released a report stating that Fr. Joseph Jeyapaul pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor. The Vatican reinstated Fr. Jeyapaul after he was found guilty of sexual abuse.
His victim was a 14-year-old devotee, Megan Peterson who he raped "in his parish office." The sexual abuse continued for a year and it was noted that some attacks took place inside the confessional.
A controversial rumor spread in 2014 wherein it was discussed that priests from Vatican "systematically" allowed other priests to rape minors. The mind-boggling news was reported by NBC News, wherein it was discussed that United Nations demanded that child molesters should be removed from the clergy.
United Nations Committee on the Right of a Child claimed that the "Holy See" tend to cover up child molesters to preserve the reputation of the church. These allegations were not proven as Vatican's rebuttal said these were "attempts to interfere with Catholic Church teaching."
The child abuse scandal in Vatican came into a hush after no further details were added to support the claims. Two years after the Vatican rape issue subsided, a controversial film surfaced revealing the scandal that's going on inside church.
"Spotlight" gathered several Oscar nomination and sparked speculations that the Vatican is a breeding ground for pedophiles. Daily Mail noted that the fictional film was based on a true story of a rape victim who exposed Vatican's dirty secret.
The story was said to be inspired by Phil Saviano who was raped by a priest before his 12th birthday. As he broke his story, the Boston Globe's team set an investigation to come up with the information needed for the film. Upon doing so, they uncovered the story on how the church tends to conceal the heinous crimes involving child rape cases.
"If I hadn't had AIDS, I would have been at the top of my career in public relations and coming out as having been sexually assaulted as a child would have been very difficult for me," Saviano exclusively told the Daily Mail. "AIDS freed me up to do something I would not have done otherwise."
As of this date, Vatican remained mum about the issue as no solid evidence was found regarding some allegations. Follow our story as we continue to dig deeper into child molestation cases to protect the children.
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