France: Bernard Preynat's conviction for two decades of scout abuse made final by Cassation

Proceedings

1. 2021-01-01 · conviction; cassation appeal rejected (final)

   Tribunal correctionnel de Lyon; Cour de Cassation. Former priest Bernard Preynat was convicted in January 2020 and sentenced to five years for sexual assaults on dozens of Boy Scouts across two decades — trial testimony described one to five children abused per weekend or camp. The Court of Cassation rejected his appeal in January 2021, making the conviction final. He had been laicised by the Vatican in 2019. The related prosecution of Cardinal Barbarin for non-reporting ended in a final acquittal and forms no part of this record.

Appellate history

1. 2021-01-01 · undefined

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Documented coercion mechanisms

• chaplaincy authority over boys in his scout troop at camps and weekends