Spanish Priest Suspended for Allegedly Selling Viagra and Aphrodisiacs

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A Spanish priest has been temporarily suspended by the Roman Catholic Church after being accused of trafficking narcotic substances, including Viagra and other powerful aphrodisiac substances. The clergyman, identified as Don Alfonso Raúl Masa Soto, was detained and provisionally released by the investigating judge. The diocese of Plasencia expressed pain and dismay at the events and has temporarily removed him from the public exercise of the ministry. The priest's lawyer stated that there is no evidence incriminating his client, while reports suggest that the priest was involved in drug trafficking with another man, who was identified as his boyfriend.
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