A priest who was put under house
arrest last week for allegedly dealing narcotics at sex parties
in the Tuscan city of Prato could also face charges of attempted
physical harm for failing to tell the other participants that he
was HIV positive, prosecutors have said.
Francesco Spagnesi, 40, also allegedly used church collection
plate money to by drugs for the parties he allegedly held with
his boyfriend every seven to 10 days.
The boyfriend, who is also under house arrest, could be an
injured party with respect to the attempted-physical-harm
accusation.
Spagnesi told prosecutors he had safe sex during the parties but
some of the 15 witnesses investigators have spoken to so far
contradicted this, sources said.
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