Radio Slovakia International

Police Will Not Apologize to Falsely Accused Franciscan Friars

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The Slovak Police refuse to acknowledge any mistakes in its investigation of the alleged child molestation by three Franciscan monks. The fact that the boys changed their testimony during the investigation and the investigator proceeded according to what was, at that time, the available evidence, is no reason to hold law enforcement bodies responsible. The police therefore see no reason to apologize. The Prosecutor’s Office also said it proceeded in line with the law and therefore has no reason to apologize either. According to the Provincial Minister of the Franciscan Order Andrej Mihaly the police team that surrounded the monastery in Bratislava, the detention of three young friars in a different town, their transportation, handcuffed, without informing them of the charges against them, suggest that this was either an elaborate attempt to discredit the order and the Roman Catholic Church or poorly carried out procedure by law enforcement agencies in which case they should apologize.