Zagreb Archdiocese reports priest to police over communication with a minor, five years after internal complaint
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The Zagreb Archdiocese says that after media inquiries into a 2021 abuse complaint against a priest, it reconsidered the case and reported it to police on 9 October 2026 over 'communication with a minor,' with police confirming a criminal investigation has begun; the archdiocese says an earlier church proceeding had imposed a three-year ban on the priest's ministry, upheld by the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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ZAGREBAČKA nadbiskupija izvijestila je danas da je nakon medijskih upita i napisa o slučaju svećenika, koji je prije pet godina prijavljen za zlostavljanje, ponovno razmotrila
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