US EditionSwiss Abbey Showed “Deficient” Management of Sexual Abuse
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In the Valais Abbey of Saint-Maurice, sexual abuse has occurred for years, according to the investigation report.
Swiss abbey showed “deficient” management of sexual abuse
The Abbey of Saint-Maurice in Switzerland has failed to deal with the sexual abuse it has witnessed over the last few decades. Tasked with shedding light on this past, an independent working group has found major dysfunctions. + Why Switzerland is losing its religion The group, led by Neuchâtel Attorney General Pierre Aubert, published its report on Friday. Based on archives and eyewitness accounts, it listed “a significant number” of acts of sex
The Abbey of Saint-Maurice in Valais commissioned a study on sexual assaults. Between 1960 and 2024 67 cases were documented. The dark figure is probably higher.
Thirty canons and others related to the St-Maurice Abbey (VS) were involved in 67 situations of sexual abuse and assault, with at least 68 victims, according to the report presented by an independent working group on Friday, which confirms the information revealed in 2023 and goes even further.
The working group to shed light on sexual abuse within the framework of the Valais religious institution reveals an overwhelming report. The document counts 67 cases between 1950 and 2022, and 57 minor victims. It reveals serious shortcomings of the hierarchy, between inaction, displacement of clerics, laxism and concealment.
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