He was indicted and then placed in pre-trial detention in Aurillac in September 2018. A former Cantal priest obtained his release "under strict conditions", in cases of sexual assault on four children of the same siblings, then aged 13 to 17. Since his incarceration, the ex-parish priest of Massiac, aged 66, has also been indicted for rape of one of the adolescents, after the testimony of this victim. The investigation continues.
The former clergyman will "be welcomed in a religious congregation far from Cantal with strict judicial control, ban on leaving and compulsory care", detailed the prosecutor of Clermont-Ferrand, Eric Maillaud.
A first request refused in the fall of 2019
“We had to wait until we had a place of accommodation. The release order was made this [Tuesday] morning "by the investigating judge, said his lawyer Me Frédéric Franck, confirming information from the daily La Montagne .
A first request had been refused in the fall of 2019 by the investigative chamber of the Riom Court of Appeal (Puy-de-Dôme).
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