The French Bishops' Conference and religious congregations (Corref) have signed agreements with the France Victims federation that open its listening and support number to victims of sexual violence in the Church, France Victimes announced on Tuesday, November 16. .
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"
Victims of sexual abuse in the Church can now join the expert listeners of France Victimes at this listening and support number: 01 41 83 42 17
", indicates the federation in a press release.
France Victimes, which claims to be the “
first federation of associations to help victims in France
”, was chosen by Jean-Marc Sauvé and the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (Ciase) which he chairs for his call for testimonies.
More than 6,500 testimonials
From June 2019 to October 2020, she "
was in charge of collecting the testimonies of victims, via a specially set up telephone listening platform, but also of supporting victims through its network of local associations,
" recalls she does. The federation "
had received more than 6,500 testimonies [victims or relatives] by telephone and by email
".
France Victimes, "
located throughout France, offers all victims psychological, legal and social support as close as possible to their place of life
".
Published in early October, the Sauvé report shook the entire Catholic Church by estimating at 330,000 the number of people over 18 years of age who had been subjected to sexual violence since 1950, when they were minors, by clerics, religious or people related to the institution.
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