Abbé Pierre accused of sexual assault by several women: “probably other victims”

Death in 2007, abb&eac; Pierre is accused of by several women of sexual assault but according to Emmaüs, they might not be the only victims.

In a report published Wednesday July 17, seven women testify against the abbé Rock. According to the newspaper La Croix, they notably accuse the priest of the death ; in 2007 of inappropriate gestures, sexist comments, solicitations and sexual assaults committed by someone who has long been one of the world's favorite personalities. of the French. One of them declared that she was a minor at the time of the events.

"Everything carries à believe because of the amplitude in time of the facts that indeed there may be other victims, assured' this Thursday on franceinfo the delegateé General of Emmaüs International, Adrien Chaboche. Comments also supported by Christophe Robert, delegateé general of the Abbé-Pierre Foundation, on France 2 : "What the firm that carried out this work of listening to victims tells us is: is that when we have such a span of time, from the end of the 1970s to 2005, that means there are probably others. The proportions are difficult à éevaluate".

A system for listening and collecting testimonies was then set up. put in place for "people who could also have been victims of similar acts". They may be heard anonymously. New testimonies could therefore still emerge.

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Known behavior ?

The investigation report includes extracts from direct or non-direct testimonies over eight pages. The stories span between the end of the 1970s and 2005. Of the seven women who testified, anonymously, six reported alleged facts that could be qualified as sexual assault. The latest denunciation denounces facts resembling sexist remarks.The report reveals a man of the Church who “does not stop himself from seeking satisfy his impulses, feeling authorized to &agrav; take actions that are reprehensible by the law of the time. "I'm used to it to defend myself, but there it was God. What do you do when it's God who makes you “ccedil;a” ?", asks one of the women who says she is a victim.< /p>

According to testimonies in the report, this behavior was known within certain structures founded by the abbé Rock. An employee notably ensured that it was recommended that he women to never go see him alone.

Overwhelming stories

It was in June 2023 that a first woman contacted those responsible for Emmaüs. She indicates that she suffered from the abbé Pierre of sexual assaults in the early 1980s. The latter would have introduced his tongue into (his) mouth in a brutal and totally unexpected" after a trip to Italy. After this first testimony, Emma decided to commission the Ega firm to carry out an investigation on the subject. Twelve interviews were carried out. carried out with à the key to the report made public on Wednesday. A second alleged victim also explains having been touched at home. chest in a hotel room.

"We salute the courage of the people who testifiedé and allowed, through their words, to bring these realities to light, underline the leaders of Emmaüs France, Emmaüs International and the Abbüs Foundation -Pierre, in a press release relayed on their website. “We believe them, we know that these intolerable acts have left them" traces and we stand à their sides,” they added.