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CNA Newsroom, May 8, 2024 / 11:07 am
The man arrested for the theft of a pectoral cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his native Bavaria is now facing time behind bars.
According to CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, the Traunstein district court on Monday sentenced a 53-year-old Czech citizen to two years and six months in prison.
The perpetrator, whom authorities described as a serial thief with a history of crimes across several European countries, left traces at the crime scene that led to his identification and arrest.
However, local media reported that the cross is still missing, and the verdict may yet be appealed.
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The man arrested for the theft of a pectoral cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his native Bavaria is now facing time behind bars.
According to CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, the Traunstein district court on Monday sentenced a 53-year-old Czech citizen to two years and six months in prison.
The perpetrator, whom authorities described as a serial thief with a history of crimes across several European countries, left traces at the crime scene that led to his identification and arrest.
However, local media reported that the cross is still missing, and the verdict may yet be appealed.
Continued below.
Pope Benedict’s pectoral cross still missing as thief faces prison
Addressing the court, the defendant said he knew that he did not appear credible but promised that the cross “would come back to Traunstein.”
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