17 new accusations of sexual violence | EUROtoday

LThe founding father of Emmaüs is as soon as once more being questioned. Seven weeks after the primary revelations, Abbé Pierre is the goal of 17 new testimonies accusing him of sexual violence allegedly dedicated between the Fifties and the 2000s, based on a report by the specialist agency Egaé despatched to Agence France-Presse.

“To date, it is possible to identify at least 17 additional people who suffered violence at the hands of” the priest who died in 2007, we are able to learn on this report, which notably studies info that could possibly be just like rape.

“The majority of the testimonies report behaviors that resemble those identified in the first stories transmitted to the Egaé group [en juillet 2024]. These include unsolicited contact on the breasts or forced kisses. Several testimonies report serious facts of another nature: repeated sexual contact on a vulnerable person, repeated acts of sexual penetration on a person over 18, as well as comments of a sexual nature, forced kisses and other sexual contact on a child,” it’s written.

The Abbé Pierre Foundation goes to alter its title

Following the publication of those new accusations towards the priest, the Abbé Pierre Foundation introduced on Friday, September 6 that it had “initiated” steps to alter its title. In the identical press launch, the Emmaüs motion additionally introduced the everlasting closure of the memorial website devoted to Abbé Pierre, an emblematic determine within the battle towards poor housing and homelessness, in Esteville in Seine-Maritime.