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Vatican computer expert guilty

A Vatican computer expert has been found guilty of obstruction of justice in the investigation of leaks of sensitive papal documents. Claudio Sciarpelletti was given a two-month suspended sentence by the Vatican court.

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Pope's butler leaked documents to journalist

The Pope's former butler has been convicted of stealing the pontiff's private documents and leaking them to a journalist, and has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Pope Benedict XVI leaves Oscott College in Birmingham during his visit in 2010
Pope Benedict XVI leaves Oscott College in Birmingham during his visit in 2010 Credit: Leon Neal/PA

Judge Giuseppe Dalla Torre read the verdict aloud today, one hour after the three-judge panel began deliberating Paolo Gabriele's fate.

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