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The Vatican put its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic under house arrest Tuesday after opening a criminal trial against him, the first time a high-ranking Vatican official has ever faced criminal charges for sexually abusing youngsters.<\/p>\n

\"WireAP_9bd4bb26da044f18a2fbd9332ad54618_16x9_992\"<\/a>Josef Wesolowski had already been defrocked in June after the Vatican\u2019s canon law court found him guilty of abuse and imposed its toughest penalty under church law: laicization, or returning to life as a layman.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Vatican City State\u2019s separate criminal court opened a preliminary hearing into his case and ordered him placed under house arrest.<\/p>\n

A Vatican statement said Wesolowski presented medical documentation detailing health concerns that presumably prevented a more restrictive type of detention. The Vatican has a few small detention rooms inside its police barracks, but no long-term facilities.<\/p>\n

The Holy See recalled the Polish-born Wesolowski in August, 2013 after the archbishop of Santo Domingo told Pope Francis about rumors that Wesolowski had sexually abused teenage boys in the Caribbean country. Prosecutors there say he allegedly paid boys to masturbate.<\/p>\n

Dominican authorities opened an investigation, but declined initially to press charges since the Vatican had said Wesolowski enjoyed diplomatic immunity. Polish prosecutors as well opened an investigation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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