In the Press: Priest barred from contact with minors | Three-year-old boy ‘escapes’ from school

Stories from today’s national press

The Gozitan priest hid his face to avoid photographers and videographers (Photo: Ray Attard)
The Gozitan priest hid his face to avoid photographers and videographers (Photo: Ray Attard)

The Times of Malta

The Gozitan priest charged with defiling three girls has been banned by both the civil and Church authorities from contacts with minors, the newspaper reports. The priest, who taught religion at a boys’ secondary school in Malta, was barred from entering classrooms until the court proceedings are over.

In-Nazzjon

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association said the €25 ex-grata payment the government will give to some 8,000 households is a token. The newspaper reports that MHRA doesn’t want any tokens, but a reliable energy supply with fair prices.

L-orizzont

A GWU photographer taking pictures in Bormla may have stumbled upon something unusual, with the newspaper now asking whether seven objects in the sky could be UFOs. According to the newspaper, the seven flying objects are too identical to be birds while the Malta Air Traffic Services said the objects in the photo were not planes. On the other hand, an unidentified planes enthusiast claimed the objects were military planes.

The Malta Independent

Gozo Bishop Mario Grech personally called in the police over allegations that a priest had abused a number of girls, the newspaper reports. At least one of the victims spoke to Mgr Grech who immediately asked the police to investigate.