{"id":224166,"date":"2023-11-11T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/?p=224166"},"modified":"2023-11-11T18:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T18:50:02","slug":"priest-who-ran-off-to-italy-with-groomed-teen-schoolgirl-will-not-face-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allworldreport.com\/world-news\/priest-who-ran-off-to-italy-with-groomed-teen-schoolgirl-will-not-face-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Priest who ran off to Italy with ‘groomed’ teen schoolgirl will not face charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

US priest Alex Crow ran away to Italy with a schoolgirl after months of grooming has avoided any charges.<\/p>\n

The pair set off to to Rome from Alabama in July when the girl was then just 17 years old, prompting a huge search.<\/p>\n

Having initially met at the McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile, Alabama, the pair wrote love letters to each other, that were recently uncovered by detectives.<\/p>\n

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The letters shockingly revealed that Crow had told the teenager that God had told him that they should leave together. <\/p>\n

Now, upon the couple's return, it has been revealed that the now-former priest will not be facing any charges.<\/p>\n

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The Mobile County District Attorney\u2019s Office said: "However, she brought an attorney with her to the meeting, and together they declined to answer any questions about the circumstances surrounding her July disappearance, or indeed any other questions.<\/p>\n

'Without being able to speak with the young lady about these events, we do not have sufficient admissible evidence to charge a crime<\/span> at this time. Therefore, this investigation is currently closed."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Archdiocese of Mobile added that they are 'relieved' that the pair have now returned back to the US.<\/p>\n

In a statement, they said: "While Crow\u2019s behaviour has been scandalous, the Archdiocese does not have any information to indicate that Crow has committed any crime."<\/p>\n

The police were first made aware of the relationship over the summer when they discovered Valentine's Day love letters from Crow.<\/p>\n