Father Emmanuel Dumont was sanctioned by canonical justice for having suggested false memories of sexual trauma to the faithful being treated for exorcism. He did not commit sexual assaults but created memories of them in the minds of his followers.
The testimonies given by several plaintiffs passed into the hands of the former exorcist of the diocese of Lyon are chilling. The Catholic Church distinguishes four types of demonic infestation: temptation, oppression, obsession and possession. The old exorcists were of infinite wisdom and prudence in the denomination.