<p>Italian police arrested a Catholic priest working as a bishop's spokesman in the central town of Fano on allegations he abused a 13-year-old girl, ANSA news agency reported.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Father Giangiacomo Ruggieri, 43, was immediately suspended from all priestly duties yesterday and police have raided his home and seized his computer.<br /><br />The incident caused widespread outrage in the town where the clergyman, a former journalist, was known as "the young people's priest."<br /><br />Bishop Armando Trasarti said he was "shocked and pained" by the incident and expressed "full solidarity with the abuse victim," ANSA reported.<br /><br />The Catholic Church has been rocked by thousands of child abuse cases and reports of cover-ups in recent years and there are fears that many cases are still unreported in predominantly Catholic countries such as Italy.</p>
<p>Italian police arrested a Catholic priest working as a bishop's spokesman in the central town of Fano on allegations he abused a 13-year-old girl, ANSA news agency reported.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Father Giangiacomo Ruggieri, 43, was immediately suspended from all priestly duties yesterday and police have raided his home and seized his computer.<br /><br />The incident caused widespread outrage in the town where the clergyman, a former journalist, was known as "the young people's priest."<br /><br />Bishop Armando Trasarti said he was "shocked and pained" by the incident and expressed "full solidarity with the abuse victim," ANSA reported.<br /><br />The Catholic Church has been rocked by thousands of child abuse cases and reports of cover-ups in recent years and there are fears that many cases are still unreported in predominantly Catholic countries such as Italy.</p>