pedophilia suspicion prosecutors opened an investigation into the priest Bayonne – Le Parisien

The case dates back to some of them, in 1990 and are the subject of a complaint from the mother of one of the victims. The priest, 53, was suspended from his duties by his superiors in mid-April.

“I opened an inquiry by the judicial police in Bayonne, which is to materialize the facts, the date and also to locate, “said Samuel Vuelta Simon. “I rely on the complaint filed September 25, 2015 by the mother of the victim to the prosecutor of Clermont-Ferrand, who sent me yesterday,” he added. The mother now resides in the Auvergne metropolis. The victim, who is also the priest’s nephew and resides in Belgium, is now 38 years old and had 12 at the time.

acts committed Hasparren

the priest in question, Father Jean-François Sarramagnan should be heard by investigators in the coming days. The difficulty for facts so is the verification of their materialization, their qualifications, their dates to see if they can still be prosecuted or if prescribed and where they were committed, said the magistrate. According to Samuel Vuelta Simon, some of them allegedly committed in Hasparren (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) territory on which the Bayonne Parquet is competent.

Father Jean-François Sarramagnan, who made two attempts suicide in 1991 and 2007, was once suspended by the former Bishop of Bayonne, Mgr Pierre Molères Bishop Aillet predecessor, and “exfiltration” in 2008 and 2009 at the Notre-Dame de Tournay (Hautes -Pyrenees), near Lourdes, where he was in therapy.

“No direct responsibility with children”

After meeting in 2009 during an interview in which the priest had personally informed of pedophilia, Bishop Aillet had returned in 2010 in the ecclesiastical system and had appointed cooperator priest at halftime in the parish of St. -Pierre-Nive-Adour and Saint-Pierre-d’Irube, near Bayonne, and Assistant diocesan Director, responsible for the pastoral care of adults. According to the bishop, “it was understood that he would not have direct responsibility for children and young people. We met regularly to take stock of these precautionary measures and vigilance. “

But on Thursday, the bishop acknowledged that the abbot had animated Sarramagnan February 6, 2016 a Diocesan Day organized for minor college. “Yes, it was the day of February 6 in Salies-de-Béarn as in all organized diocesan events, are we told the bishop. He was there as part of his duties, functions controlled manner assigned by Bishop Aillet. With clear instructions, never in direct contact with children, always under the responsibility of diocesan director of Catholic Education, Jean-Marc Aphaule and more supervised by the diocese adults, lay people as priests. “