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The Appointment of a Priest Convicted of Rape: His Victim Denounces His Impunity: "How Can the Church Do This?"

Summary by franceinfo.fr
On 2 June 2025, Monsignor Guy de Kerimel appointed Dominique Spina, Chancellor and Episcopal Delegate for Marriages in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). This abbot was convicted and convicted in 2005 of rape and sexual assault in the diocese of Bayonne on a 16-year-old minor. His victim, now nearly 50 years old, denounces the impunity granted to the priest.

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On 2 June 2025, Monsignor Guy de Kerimel appointed Dominique Spina, Chancellor and Episcopal Delegate for Marriages in Toulouse (Haute-Garonne). This abbot was convicted and convicted in 2005 of rape and sexual assault in the diocese of Bayonne on a 16-year-old minor. His victim, now nearly 50 years old, denounces the impunity granted to the priest.

While the archbishop of Toulouse has appointed as chancellor a priest convicted in the past for having raped a 16-year-old, and having since served his sentence, the president of the Fraternity Victims association calls for a reflection on the question of the reintegration of convicted priests.

At the beginning of June, Bishop Guy de Kérimel, archbishop of the city, appointed Father Dominique Spina as Chancellor and Episcopal Delegate to Marriages in the Diocese. Problem: in 2006, the priest was condemned to ... Read more about Elle.fr

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franceinfo.fr broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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