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27 February 2016

Trial pits Dominican Republic’s robust media, powerful Catholic Church

Santo Domingo.- A hearing in a slander case set for Thursday next week could set a precedent in the Dominican Republic, pitting an ever stronger and outspoken media against the powerful Catholic Church.
Catholic priest Manuel Ruiz charged five prominent journalists with slander stemming from the sexual abuse scandals caused by the late bishop Jozef Wesolowski and priest Wojciech Waldemar Gil (Padre Alberto).

http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2016/2/26/58366/Trial-pits-Dominican-Republics-robust-media-powerful-Catholic-Church