The Latest: Alleged victims of a pedophile priest say the conviction of a French cardinal for failing to report the accusations to judicial authorities is a great victory for child protection and a powerful message to the church.
Alleged victims of a pedophile priest say the conviction of a French cardinal for failing to report the accusations to judicial authorities is a great victory for child protection and a powerful message to the church.
In a surprise verdict, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin was found guilty Thursday and given a six-month suspended sentence. Jean-Felix Luciani, lawyer for Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, said “this is a decision that is not fair at the juridical level.” In a surprise decision Thursday in France’s most important church sex abuse trial, the Lyon court handed Barbarin a six-month suspended prison sentence for not reporting the facts in the period between July 2014 and June 2015.
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