Many of the crimes the Cardinal Philippe Barbarin is alleged to have committed cannot be brought to court because of statute of limitations
Office of Cardinal Barbarin says headquarters of the Lyon diocese were searched as part of a preliminary probe into the case, and that church officials have handed over documents"to shed light on these painful events."
Alleged victims of the Rev Bernard Preynat claim Barbarin and other church officials covered up for him for years, but the statute of limitations had expired on some charges and even the victims had expected that the cardinal would be acquitted.He is the third senior French cleric to be found guilty of failing to report sex abuse.He will receive me in a few days' time," Barbarin told a news conference after the verdict.Barbarin was not present at the Lyon court.
The victims say top clergy had been aware of Preynat's actions since 1991, but allowed him to be in contact with children until his 2015 retirement.In addition to Barbarin, an archbishop, a bishop, a priest and two other officials had been on trial. Another top Catholic official, Cardinal Luis Ladaria, was among the accused — but didn't appear in court because the Vatican invoked his diplomatic immunity.
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