The interim abbot of Saint-Maurice in southwest Switzerland has been accused of sexual abuse in a report by Swiss public television, RTS. The previous abbot, whom the man replaced, is currently being investigated as part of the Catholic Church sex abuse affair.
The Greek and Latin teacher at the high school will no longer give lessons “until the facts have been clarified”.
“We take these revelations seriously and empathise with the victims,” the head of the Valais Department of Education, Jean-Philippe Lonfat, told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA on Monday. As far as he knew, the offences of which the man is accused were not connected to the college, Lonfat added. According to RTS, the interim abbot allegedly abused a novice. ...