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| Vatican envoy to France under investigation over sexual assault of Paris official |
| 2019-02-16 |
| [The Localfr]The Vatican's envoy to France is being investigated for sexual assault after he was accused of molesting an official at the Paris mayor's office during a ceremony last month, a judicial source told AFP. The envoy, 74-year-old Luigi Ventura, has been based in Paris since 2009 and serves as a diplomat for Pope Francis. He was accused of molesting a man at the Paris townhall on January 17 where mayor Anne Hidalgo gave a New Year's address to diplomats, religious leaders and civil society figures. A complaint was filed by the mayor's office on January 24 which led to an investigation being opened the day after, the judicial source said. Le Monde newspaper first reported the investigation and the allegations against Ventura on Friday. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 I AM a Lutheran. Stuff like this makes me thankful... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-02-16 13:07 |
| #7 #5 Personally I abhor bigots and Frenchmen (h/t Joel Rosenberg) |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-02-16 09:50 |
| #6 Ref #5: With tears in my eyes, so wishing Pappy could have read that. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-16 09:13 |
| #5 Well the question has to be asked: Is it truly possible to sexually assault a Frenchman? |
| Posted by: Large Glusoter9959 2019-02-16 09:04 |
| #4 LuigiVentura, has been based in Paris since 2009 and serves as a diplomat Acceptable behavior at Foggy Bottom. The French, so easily offended. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-16 08:50 |
| #3 The envoy, 74-year-old...serves as a diplomat ... Encroaching senility? Going after a government official is not normal behaviour. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2019-02-16 08:19 |
| #2 Failed conversion therapy ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-16 08:11 |
| #1 W.T.F.? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-02-16 08:10 |