Fortuna Loffredo, 6, died near Naples in 2014. Six-year-old Fortuna Loffredo
fell to her death from an eighth-story balcony in Italy two years ago.
Now authorities are saying a man next door sexually abused and murdered
her, and Pope Francis is speaking up about the horror of sex crimes, Reuters
reports.
Pedophiles deserve "severe punishment," he said Sunday. "This is a tragedy. We should not tolerate the abuse of minors." He didn't mention the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals, but said that "we must protect minors and severely punish abusers." Italian authorities have charged Raimondo Caputo, 44, with abusing Fortuna and allegedly throwing her from the balcony in Caivano, near Naples, when she resisted one of his assaults in June of 2014, ANSA reports.
http://www.newser.com/story/224429/pope-slams-pedophilia-in-case-of-girl-thrown-off-balcony.html
Pedophiles deserve "severe punishment," he said Sunday. "This is a tragedy. We should not tolerate the abuse of minors." He didn't mention the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals, but said that "we must protect minors and severely punish abusers." Italian authorities have charged Raimondo Caputo, 44, with abusing Fortuna and allegedly throwing her from the balcony in Caivano, near Naples, when she resisted one of his assaults in June of 2014, ANSA reports.
http://www.newser.com/story/224429/pope-slams-pedophilia-in-case-of-girl-thrown-off-balcony.html