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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1981

Page

10

Priest and two women accused in Rome exorcism scam

In Rome a priest, Rev. Domenico Bernardini, 56, Rosa Rosati, 70, and Jose Fabiani, 43, face charges over a bogus exorcism scheme. They bound young women, iced them, and recited prayers while allegedly extorting money. Authorities say they posed as liberators from evil spirits and kept payments, with a total reported at least $580,000. Police fear similar ceremonies occur in private Rome homes.

Rome Paul Nash Nash Domenico Bernardini Rosa Rosati Jose Fabiani Salesian Order Bernardini Latina

Exorcism Scheme Reported Near Rome In Institute

Police investigate a scheme where a priest with bishop approval allegedly used exorcisms on two women and kept about 30 others at a decaying mountain institute 30 miles south of Rome. Mothers wrote to authorities. charges include crime association, fraud, assault, and deprivation of will.

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Duarte calls for peace in El Salvador conflict

Duarte urged a peaceful settlement while accusing the leftist opposition of being terrorists and gangsters and uninterested in talks. He reiterated government resistance to foreign military intervention and cited alleged Soviet bloc arming, as Haig suggested guerrilla ammo shortages and Cuba seeking alternate arms routes. Duarte framed U.S. arms aid as a signal to stop external meddling while noting 16 months of violence and 10 corpses found near Santa Ana.

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