Victims of abuse in Catholic Church sue Belgian State

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Operation "Calice" started in 2010 with a search of the home of the Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, Godfried Danneels, head of the Church of Belgium from 1979 to 2009. A report had identified 91 suspected perpetrators of rape, beatings and sadism.

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Victims of sexual violence within the Church have decided to sue the Belgian state, reported De Standaard Tuesday. This decision comes after the termination of the public action relating to Operation Calice, declared Monday by the Chamber of the Council of Brussels. ...

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Victims of abuse in Catholic Church sue Belgian State

Victims of abuse in the Catholic Church are suing the Belgian State – following the example of the Julie Van Espen case – after the Brussels pre-trial chamber declared the criminal case in ‘Operation Chalice’ void on Monday. The victims’ complaint is a reaction to the Council Chamber’s decision, De Standaard reports. The latter decided not to prosecute anyone in ‘Operation Chalice‘, the investigation into sexual abuse and guilty negligence in th…

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The news The Belgian State, sued for victims of abuse after 15 years of investigation without justice was first published in Last Minute Religious News

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 07:55 Sexual violence within the Church: revolted, victims attack the Belgian State By RTL info with Agence Belga Victims of sexual violence within the Church have decided to sue the Belgian State, reported Tuesday De Standaard. This decision comes after the termination of the public action relating to Operation Calice, declared Monday by the Chamber of the Council of Brussels. Zen Reading Operation Calice is the nam…

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The victims of abuse in the church are suing the Belgian State, in analogy with the Julie Van Espen case. They are doing so after the Brussels council chamber declared the criminal proceedings in Operation Chalice null and void on Monday. So there will be no trial.