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Vatican envoy to France under investigation for sexual assault: Judicial source
The envoy, 74-year-old Luigi Ventura, has been based in Paris since 2009 and serves as a diplomat for Pope Francis.
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n this file photo taken on January 4, 2018 French President Emannuel Macron (L) shakes hands with Apostolic Nuncio to France Luigi Ventura during his New Year wishes to the diplomatic corps at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The Vatican's envoy to France is being investigated for sexual assault after he was accused of molesting an official in the Paris mayor's office during a ceremony earlier this year, a judicial source told AFP on February 15, 2019. The envoy, 74-year-old Luigi Ventura, has been based in Paris since 2009 and serves as a diplomat for Pope Francis.
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he Vatican's envoy to France is being investigated for sexual assault after he was accused of molesting a official at the Paris mayor's office during a ceremony last month, a judicial source told AFP.
The envoy, 74-year-old Luigi Ventura, has been based in Paris since 2009 and serves as a diplomat for Pope Francis.
He was accused of molesting a man at the Paris townhall on January 17 where mayor Anne Hidalgo gave a New Year's address to diplomats, religious leaders and civil society figures.
A complaint was filed by the mayor's office on January 24 which led to an investigation being opened the day after, the judicial source said.
Le Monde newspaper first reported the investigation and the allegations against Ventura on Friday.
