A nun from the Italian town of Ariano Irpino, in the Campania region, was arrested last weekend accused of stealing jewelry and gold objects for a value of 80,000 euros.
His arrest occurred after the bishop’s complaint of that municipality due to the disappearance of the jewelry donated by the faithful to several parishes in the area.
The house arrest was ordered after the investigation, carried out by the Benevento Prosecutor’s Office and later by the Carabineros, established that the nun, belonging to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, He had sold the stolen items and transferred the money abroad.
The nun was 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 of the diocese were kept.
The nun, who has confessed to the crime, not only stole pieces of votive gold from numerous parishes, but alson he took the relic of Saint Nicholas of Bari, set in a metal medallion.
The searches and interrogations carried out by the Carabineros made it possible to establish that the nun was in possession of the keys to the Curia and had misappropriated the objects.
Subsequently, He sold them to companies in the sector for a sum of no less than 80,000 euros. and then he made money transfers abroad.
Unfortunately, the Most of the gold pieces stolen by the nun are unrecoverable having been subjected to casting operations.
Only a part of these pieces has been recovered in the form of a gold ingot melted and seized from a merchant and several silver votive offerings and jewelry and bracelets, some of these found in the personal room of the nun, who had them. hidden in the laundry basket.
In view of the suspect’s flight risk, derived from her conduct and her relationships with foreigners, the judge issued an arrest warrant for the nun, who confessed to the crimes as soon as she was notified of the house arrest.
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