A State Department spokesman said in September that the United States had requested that the man’s diplomatic immunity be waived to open the way for possible prosecution there but the Vatican refused.
Capella entered the diplomatic corps in 2004 and before serving in Washington he held diplomatic posts in Hong Kong and Italy.
It was not possible to reach Capella, who the Vatican said was being held in a cell in the Vatican’s police barracks.
After Capella was recalled to Rome, police in Windsor, Canada said they had issued an arrest warrant for him on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography on the internet.
A statement by Canadian police at the time said the suspected offences occurred while he was visiting “a place of worship” in Canada.
view the rest of the comments →
think- ago
from the article: