The former priest of Massiac, in Cantal, will he be tried in correctional for sexual assault or at the assizes for rape?
The investigating chamber of the Riom Court of Appeal (Puy-de-Dôme) has just decided that the man of the Church should answer for rape of minors aged 15, contrary to what the judge had decided. of instruction in charge of the file, reports Wednesday
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In 2018, three boys and a girl had denounced acts of sexual assault and the priest had been indicted.
A few months later, one of the alleged victims had also mentioned rape.
But ultimately, this count was not retained, for lack of evidence.
For his part, the clergyman had recognized the assaults but not the rapes.
Released under judicial supervision
On the side of the victims, we want a trial at the assizes.
The priest's lawyer indicates, meanwhile, that his client is considering an appeal in cassation.
The suspect was dismissed from his post in 2019. After two years in pre-trial detention, he was released under judicial supervision.
He faces ten years in prison for sexual assault, or even twenty years if he is finally tried for rape.
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