[Updated 12:15 p.m. ET] A Polish-born priest accused of sexually abusing minors in his parochial residence in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has turned himself in, state officials said Saturday.
State security officials said Marcin Michal Strachanowski, 44, surrendered to authorities Friday night in the village of Realengo.
State Civil Police had issued a "preventative arrest" warrant against Strachanowski on Thursday. The priest is accused of handcuffing a minor in 2006 and forcing him to perform sexual acts at his home in the Divino Espirito Santo church in Rio de Janeiro's west zone, the officials said.
In a press statement, the Rio de Janeiro archdiocese said it has suspended Strachanowski from his duties and that in addition to the criminal inquiry, the church has called on a ecclesiastic tribunal to oversee a canonical trial.
"The archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro laments the incident, especially for the people involved, especially for the possible victims, and clarifies that the mentioned clergyman already finds himself suspended of his parochial functions," the statement said.
According to Brazil's Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper, the priest could not be found Friday morning.
The newspaper reported that a 16-year old alleged victim told investigators that after being frequently raped by the priest, he was forced to remain silent and was threatened regularly.
Citing court statements, the newspaper reported that criminal Judge Alexandre Abrahao Dias Teixeira said police investigations revealed the profile of a man with a "compulsive attraction to having sex with adolescents" and that he had allegedly turned his parish residence into an "erotic dungeon" where he forced boys to have sex with him.
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Christian hypocrisy is like a cancer that won't die. Take the REPUBLICAN/TEA party for instance. I'm sure Jesus isn't too thrilled about how people have distorted his philosophy for their own opportunistic agenda. You know?
Does god have a penis and testicles, hair on 'his' face and a deep voice? The brainwashed have slavishly avoided looking at this glaring question, bowing and scraping before a mental image of a distant male parent.
Also, this benevolent creator must enjoy torturing his 'creations' by remaining hidden away, allowing incredible cruelty, towards children and the poor, SO much for the all loving feature everyone wishes to be true.
Serious pain and suffering in the nmae of wht? To gain more attention? Keep your god. Give me some mystery, which is what it all is!
I have important opinions! You are all wrong! My beliefs are the only ones that matter!
The Cathjolic church has done the impossible. They have made what is "unbelievable" into "predictable." Those two adjectives shouldn't be able to coexist in one description, yet, there you have it.
Un-f-ing-believable.
Was this guy a distant cousin of Palin or remotely worked for fox news ?
CHRISTIANITY-A MAN MADE RELIGION FOR RAPISTS, MURDERS, AND CHILD MOLESTERS TO GET A FREE RIDE TO HEAVEAN!...........BUT IF YOU'RE AN UPSTANDING JEW OR BHUDDIST, THEY (THE CHRISTIANS) SAY YOUR GOING TO HELL!!.....F#*K THEM!!!!!!
CHRISTIANITY-A MAN MADE RELIGION FOR RAPISTS, MURDERERS, AND CHILD MOLESTERS TO GET A FREE RIDE TO HEAVEAN!...........BUT IF YOU'RE AN UPSTANDING JEW OR BHUDDIST, THEY (THE CHRISTIANS) SAY YOUR GOING TO HELL!!.....F#*K THEM!!!!!! F#*K THEM!!!!!
Geez! I must have missed SOMETHING!!! Aa a devout "Christian".. I have NEVER heard of anything as such. As a Catholic practing "Christian" I have heard some REAL DOOZIES!!! LOL!!! Some people are SO misinformed! My husband is Southern Baptist and he hates that he was "brought up" to FEAR God when we have a very loving God. I suppose you will believe anything you hear when you choose to remain ignorant by NOT reading a BIBLE instead. You would rather listen to some ignoramous and believe what THEY tell you. The TRUTH will set you free.. Are YOU afraid of the truth? I suggest you read the Bible or Koran if you wish... Religion actually started as Christian/Islam.. Bet you didn't know that! Just remember, there are some Christians who forget to practice thier "faith"... Satan gets in the way when they are weak... some stay weaker longer than others... REAL "Christians" do NOT believe OTHER "religions" are going to hell... I've heard that before and just another big doozie coming from those who wish to remain ignorant and depend upon knowledge from poor lost souls... One way or another? There is ONLY ONE GOD... no matter what religion you are or are not...
He should be sent to a jail with people like him so he "gets" it instead of "giving"
Hey, Tom. I'm very open about being an atheist. Most religious people that I know (Not necessarily all religious people) use their "Beliefs" as an excuse for intolerance and malice. If I'm wrong, I still lived a good life. I'm not miserable, and I'm not a rotten person. So, quit generalizing and start looking at the facts...Oh, wait, you believe an old man on a cloud is choosing your destiny for you while simultaneously waging war against an army of winged, horned beasts from the center of the earth, so I guess facts mean little to you. There are plenty of things that we cannot explain with current science, but that doesn't mean a deity is making it happen. People invented the deity to explain what they couldn't explain at the time. You are missing the point. Anyway, love the sinner hate the sin, right? Try and practice what you preach – Jesus wouldn't be generalizing and slandering people who disagree with him.
CHRISTIANITY-A MAN MADE RELIGION FOR RAPISTS, MURDERS, AND CHILD MOLESTERS TO GET A FREE RIDE TO HEAVEAN!...........BUT IF YOU'RE AN UPSTANDING JEW OR BHUDDIST, THEY (THE CHRISTIANS) SAY YOU'RE GOING TO HELL!!.....F#*K THEM!!!!!!......DOOSH-BAGS!!!!
Its time now to make a new catagory in evolution..Ape..man....and man without religion
I have yet to read a comment from atheist in which they tell me what they have to lose by giving their life to Christ.
For some reason they refuse to even consider the possibility of what will happen to them after they die if they are a non-believer. They just don't seem to understand how awful their eternity will be. After they die and go to hell, the terrible realization will come to them that they had the chance to be with God, but they turned their back on it and that it is now too late- forever. Why are they so willing to risk that?
How you know for sure..have you been there ?...for the people that he was abusing, that exotic cave was nothing short of hell when they grow up..Think of the hell on earth that you know for sure before thinking of the one that you are not sure off or have any evidence
You believers crack me up. If your god is so great and you can't wait to meet him/her, then go! What are you waiting for?
What's this 'give your life to christ' crap? How is that done? How does one successfully delude himself to believe such a load?
Hey Millstone, SATAN IS A F#*KING SAINT COMPARED TO YOUR EVIL RAPIST PRIESTS AND MINISTERS......AND YOU CONDONE (OVERLOOK) THEIR ACTIONS JUST LIKE MOST OTHER OBTUSE CHRISTIANS!!! THESE MONSTERS ARE RAPISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DON'T YOU F#*KING GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HUH!!!!!!!!
There's a new Priest in town..........and his name is Father Juicy Nuts.........so cover your Genitals and by all means...STAY SEATED!!!.............This stuff REALLY happens folks!!!...FOR REAL!!! READ THE NEWS!!!!!
What's the only MEAT a PRIEST can eat on a Friday?.....NUN!!!!!............HAHAHAHA!!.....Unless he's GAY (like most of them) then he'll eat BALL-SACKS!!!!!!.....