Vatileaks: ex-butler ‘accomplice’ faces trial

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iol news - 10/24/12

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A Vatican computer technician will go on trial on November 5 on charges of helping the pope's former butler steal secret papers, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said on Tuesday.

Claudio Sciarpelletti's trial follows the conviction of ex-butler Paolo Gabriele, who was found guilty of stealing papers which revealed fraud scandals and intrigue at the heart of the Vatican, and sentenced to 18 months in jail.

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