An alleged victim of Father Marko Rupnik has spoken out about how she was abused by the priest over thirty years ago.

In an interview with the Italian investigative newspaper Domani, the former nun accused Fr Rupnik of exerting “psycho-spiritual” control over her over a period of nine years. She said he forced her to have sex with him and took her to watch pornographic films.

“Father Marko started slowly and sweetly getting inside my psychological and spiritual world, exploiting my uncertainties and fragility and using my relationship with God to push me into sexual experiences with him,” she told the paper.