A Catholic priest has been charged with twice raping a 14-year-old girl in Germany 20 years ago.

Prosecutors in Osnabrueck said the 50-year old man, then a chaplain, used force to make the girl to have sex with him and also threatened her with a punishment by God.

The priest, who has been relieved of his duties by the church, has admitted sexual contacts with the girl.

The woman says she has had a sexual relationship marked by violence with the chaplain during three years.

The woman contacted the diocese of Osnabrueck earlier this year amid a widening abuse scandal in Germany.

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