SWITZERLAND
The Local
January 4, 2018
Accusations of historic sexual abuse have been made against around ten Catholic priests in the bishopric of Sion in the canton of Valais.
The bishop of Sion, Jean-Marie Lovey, has asked the victims for forgiveness, the Swiss news agency SDA reported, quoting Radio Rhône FM.
It said the abuse of children and young people happened between the 1950s and 1990s, and all the cases were now too old for a prosecution to take place.
The paedophile priests were identified after some ten victims went to the diocese of Sion with abuse allegations last year.
Three of the accused clergymen are still alive.
One of the victims told the radio the numbers of reported abuse cases did not correspond to the reality.
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