Priest arrested in Switzerland on charges of abusing children...

A Catholic priest from a village in canton Thurgau has been arrested for the suspected abuse of children, the authorities have said.

Police said on Monday that the investigation into the 40-year-old Swiss was over “acts against the sexual integrity of minors”.

Evidence of possible wrongdoing by the man had led to his arrest on Friday, a statement said. More information has since been collected. More...

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