In this case, the acts of assault and rape themselves could not be prosecuted, given that, on the one hand, the statute of limitations had expired and, on the other, that Abbé Pierre, having died ...

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has been engulfed in a widening scandal over physical violence and sexual abuse allegedly committed over decades at a Catholic school in his home region in ...

Journalists Marie-France Etchegoin and Laetitia Cherel, authors of “Abbe Pierre, the Making of a Saint”, assert, with supporting records, that the Vatican was aware of Abbé Pierre’s conduct as early ...

The trial of Joël Le Scouarnec, who is charged with the rape and sexual assault of 299 people in France over decades, is set to begin. The alleged victims’ average age was 11.

Despite sexual abuse allegations against the French homeless charity founder Abbé Pierre, no criminal investigation will proceed due to statutes of limitation following his death in 2007.

French prosecutors decided not to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the late priest Abbé Pierre, despite claims that he had abused several young men during his lifetime. The decision ...

French prosecutors won't investigate accusations of sex abuse by famous priest No criminal investigation will be launched into charity Abbé Pierre, who died in 2007, because the statute of ...

Revered French Catholic priest and humanitarian Abbé Pierre has been accused of rape and sexual assault nearly 20 years after his death, leading France to grapple with his legacy.