Conviction Christian institutions & contexts Catholic Fort-de-France, Martinique · 2026

Patrick Phanor-Lange: twelve-year sentence for aggravated rape by spiritual authority

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Core record

Evidence status

Convicted

Authority role

Catholic priest, spiritual supervisor of a child

Organization

Catholic Church in Martinique

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The cited record identifies priestly authority, spiritual accompaniment, supervision of a child, and institutional trust as the material spiritual doctrine, practice, authority, or pretext connected to the documented harm. The relevant authority role is Catholic priest and spiritual supervisor of a child.

Pastoral or clerical authority

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2026-02-27 · criminal verdict and sentence

Martinique Assize Court, France. The court convicted Phanor-Lange of aggravated rape by a person abusing the authority conferred by his functions and imposed twelve years' imprisonment, five years of socio-judicial supervision and a ban on work involving minors.

Documented coercion mechanisms

priestly authority
spiritual accompaniment
supervision of a child
institutional trust

Cited record

Sources

court reporting judgment report France-Antilles Martinique, 'Le prêtre accusé de viol aggravé sur un jeune condamné à 12 ans de prison' (Feb. 27, 2026).: Detailed contemporaneous court reporting records the conviction, aggravating authority element, sentence, supervision order and work ban and describes the priest's spiritual-supervision relationship with the child.
court reporting judgment corroboration RCI Martinique, 'L'ancien prêtre Patrick Phanor-Lange reconnu coupable de viol aggravé et condamné à 12 ans' (Feb. 27, 2026).: Independent court reporting corroborates the verdict and twelve-year sentence.

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Source and tier basis: https://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/actualite/justice/le-pretre-accuse-de-viol-aggrave-sur-un-jeune-condamne-a-12-ans-de-prison-1070214.php Corpus classification: court-reporting; evidentiary role: judgment-report. SHA-256 91dac0b3c700916fadfa537324c8a0f186bf5aef32b478c325f10bd0c0c4eae3
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Source and tier basis: https://rci.fm/martinique/infos/Justice/Lancien-pretre-Patrick-Phanor-Lange-reconnu-coupable-de-viol-aggrave-et-condamne-12 Corpus classification: court-reporting; evidentiary role: judgment-corroboration. SHA-256 c9104dde16a31e408518a86abb1324bb04cbbca547e23eeabb8b57f2a21b642a
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