Former Vatican ambassador accused of child abuse dies

Former Vatican ambassador accused of child abuse dies

VATICAN CITY - A former archbishop and papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic accused of child sex offences was found dead on Friday, the Vatican said.

Jozef Wesolowski, who was due to stand trial on charges of paying boys to perform sexual acts, downloading and buying paedophile material, and offending Christian morality, appeared to have died of natural causes, the Vatican said in a statement.

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