Osnabrueck prosecution spokesman Alexander Retemeyer said on Tuesday that 50-year old man, then a chaplain, used force to coerce the girl into having sex with him and threatened her with punishment by God, newsvine.com reports.
Prosecutors say that the priest, who has been relieved of his duties by the church, has admitted sexual contact with the girl.
The complainant said she had a sexual relationship marked by violence with the chaplain over three years. But Retemeyer said only two incidents were sufficiently substantiated for charges to be filed.
The woman contacted the diocese of Osnabrueck earlier this year amid a widening abuse scandal in Germany.
Source: The Punch of Wed, 25 Aug 10, World News Page 70.
Abubakar Aminu Giginya
