Tuesday morning storm warning on the spring plenary assembly of the bishops of France, meeting until Friday to Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées). In the ranks of the prelates, all eyes will be on the Archbishop of Lyons, M g Philippe Barbarin.
a new case has struck last night in the Lyon clergy. Here again the Primate of the Gauls suspected of covering up pedophilia. “Le Figaro” has indeed revealed Monday night that he had not taken the necessary steps to keep a second priest of his diocese after the termination, in 2009, a victim of sexual touching occurred two decades early.
the controversy is growing while the clergyman is already subject to a preliminary investigation after three former Scouts of complaints in recent days. They accuse him of having you the actions of another priest, Father Bernard Preynat, although it is aware of its past pedophile.
“It’s not for me to be ashamed. I do not act out of revenge or to nail anyone in the pillory “
The new case dates back to 2009. At that time, Pierre * framework in a department, file a complaint against the father Jerome Billioud for acts committed when Peter was a teenager in Lyon, in the 1990s “This is the birth of my daughter, in 2008, which made me aware of this, he says Parisien. I could not get away from her, I always felt the need to overprotect. “A doctor, which includes the origin of this unease, convinced him to go to court. Peter is then heard by the police. It describes the activities of Jérôme Billioud, priest still in office in Lyon. “He was 15 years older than me, he was like a big brother, a surrogate father,” explains Pierre in “Figaro”: in Biarritz, “in a hotel room Miramar [...], the father Billioud began to rub and masturbate against me. I was very embarrassed, I did not know what to do. “
But a few weeks before turning to the justice of men, Pierre wishes to meet with Cardinal Barbarin. “During his visit to Paris, we met at the Gare de Lyon, he testifies. He said he met the father Billioud, adding that he had recognized that I spoke the truth. Barbarin me even spoke of a previous conviction and asked for forgiveness on his behalf. “Justice finally closes the case, the Lyon magistrates considering the facts as prescribed. Recent revelations about cases of alleged pedophilia in the church of Lyon have convinced Pierre to write again to the prosecutor on 12 February. “It’s not for me to be ashamed, tells the forties. I do not act out of revenge or to nail anyone pilloried but by willingness to participate in the awareness that is running. When one is aware of such facts, we must act, especially when one is in charge. Barbarin had the power. “
Billioud father told the” Figaro “” have no memory “of the acts he is accused in Biarritz. As for the Primate of the Gauls, his response fell late Monday night in the form of a statement. “It is with pain that Cardinal Barbarin is accused today so as unjustified, since it is clear that in no case has neither endangered the lives of others, or encouraged anyone to commit suicide . Cardinal Barbarin solemnly demand that everyone leaves the Justice investigate in serenity. “The churchman says it wants to cooperate” transparently “, asking that are respected” its rights, honor and the presumption of innocence “.
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