March 09, 2010
Homosexual Prostitution Incident Tied To Vatican
Acme Bail BondsIn what has to go down as one of the most hypocritical defenses on record an Italian government official accused of financial corruption and who allegedly used a Vatican choir singer to arrange homosexual liaisons for him says leaking the details is "shameful," the official's lawyer told CNN Saturday. Angelo Balducci is appealing a judge's decision to keep him in prison over allegations of financial corruption, said his lawyer, Franco Coppi. Police say they learned of the alleged homosexual liaisons while wiretapping Balducci as part of an investigation into how public-works contracts were awarded. His lawyer says he is innocent of the corruption charges, and declined to comment on the sex scandal. Balducci oversaw the Italian government's awarding of construction contracts, including work on the airport at Perugia. He also served in the unpaid role of papal usher. Italian authorities say they recorded conversations between Balducci and Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 39-year-old Nigerian singer. They were recorded between April 14, 2008, and January 20, 2010.
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