前神职人员被控性侵儿童，遭梵蒂冈软禁

The Vatican has put its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic under house arrest on charges of sexually abusing children.

Polish-born ex-Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski was defrocked in June after being found guilty of the charges. He now faces a separate criminal trial for child sex abuse for which he could face imprisonment.

Pope Francis has said no one in the church, from priests to high-ranking cardinals, has any privileges when it comes to allegations of sex abuse.