A priest from Lyon was placed under the status of assisted witness for “
sexual assault
” and indicted for “
invasion of privacy,
” the prosecution said on Saturday.
The priest of the parish of Blessed Antoine Chevrier, in Lyon (7th), is the subject of a complaint filed in early November by an adult of the parish, which led to the opening of a judicial investigation on Friday, specified the prosecution, confirming information from
Progrès de Lyon
.
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Heard, the parish priest was placed by an examining magistrate under the status of assisted witness with regard to the accusations of sexual assault.
This regime, less incriminating than that of indicted, is an intermediate status between the witness and the indicted.
On the other hand, he was indicted for "
invasion of privacy by fixing, recording or transmitting the image of a person of a sexual nature
," added the prosecution.
The priest was placed under judicial supervision with a ban on going to the churches of Lyon.
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