A nun from Ariano Irpino (Campania, southern italy) has been arrested, accused of theft of jewelry and gold objects worth 80,000 euros, following a complaint filed by the local bishop regarding the disappearance of jewelry donated by the faithful to several parishes in the area.
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The house arrest was ordered after the investigation carried out by the Benevento Prosecutor’s Office and after the Carabineros (militarized police) established that the nun, belonging to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, had sold the stolen objects and had transferred the money abroad, according to local media.
The nun, who has confessed to the crime, held the position of mother superior of the Episcopal Curia of Ariano Irpino, the place where the jewelry, sacred objects and offerings of gold and silver jewelry donated by the faithful of various parishes in the diocese.
The investigations began following the complaint filed by the bishop of Ariano Irpino after the disappearance of the votive gold pieces from numerous parishes, as well as the relic of Saint Nicholas of Bariset in a metal medallion, according to the same sources.
The searches and interrogations carried out by the Carabineros made it possible to establish that the nun had the keys to the Curia and had misappropriated the objects, which she sold to companies in the sector for a sum of no less than 80,000 euros and then had money transfers abroad.
Most of the stolen gold pieces are irrecoverable as they have been subjected to smelting operations: only a part was recovered in the form of an ingot. of gold subjected to smelting and seized from a merchant and several silver votive offerings and jewelry and bracelets, some of these found in the nun’s personal room, who had hidden them in the laundry basket.
In view of the flight risk of the suspect, derived from her conduct and her relations with a foreigner, the judge issued the arrest warrant for the nun, that he confessed to the crimes when he was notified of house arrest.
EFE
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