PARIS (FRANCE)
CNN
February 15, 2019
By Saskya Vandoorne
The Vatican’s envoy to France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, is under investigation for sexual assault, a French judicial source told CNN Friday.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on January 24, the source said.
Ventura, 74, has been based in Paris since 2009, serving as a diplomat for Pope Francis, as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP).
The Vatican said in a statement that the Holy See was aware of the investigation and that it “awaits the results.” While the Vatican’s embassy in Paris said it would not comment on the investigation.
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