Priest sentenced for stealing church donations
BBC staff. BBC London
A priest has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing money from his own church’s donation plates. Fortunato Pantisano, 44, was caught on CCTV taking about £200 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Fulham, west London, on 7 January. The Italian national pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft by an employee in June but was convicted of the offence following a trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.