Abbé Pierre case: 17 new accusations

17 new women break their silence and accuse Abbé Pierre of sexual violence on Friday, September 6. They bring to 24 the number of potential victims identified since the beginning of the summer. Throughout the pages, facts of sexual harassment, assault and rape, only against women, are described. “‘I’ (…) had to watch Abbé Pierre masturbate and was forced to perform fellatio. (…) Abbé Pierre also allegedly whipped her or whipped himself in front of her with a belt.”we read in particular.

The actions affect volunteers, employees and even children. A child aged 8 to 9 is said to have suffered “contacts on her chest, forced kisses” on several occasions. In a letter sent in 2005, when he was 93 years old, he had responded to a victim.“If anything ever happened to me that could hurt you, I ask you to forgive it,” he wrote. The Abbé Pierre Foundation has announced that it wants to change its name.