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French Church Knew Of Abuse Claims Against Revered Priest: Researchers

The Abbe Pierre, a beloved humanitarian and French priest, is accused of sexually assaulting several women and a girl (Credit: AFP)

The Catholic Church already knew by 2021 of claims of sexual abuse against a beloved humanitarian French priest, the late Abbe Pierre, members of an independent commission said Saturday.

Abbe Pierre, or Henri Groues, was a Capuchin monk and an ordained Catholic clergyman who died in 2007 aged 94. He left a legacy as a friend to the poverty-stricken and founder of the charities Emmaus and the Abbe Pierre Foundation.

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