Switzerland: Vaud priest to stand trial for alleged abuse of a 14-year-old parishioner
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Catholic parish priest, Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg
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Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg
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The alleged victim was a parishioner under the priest's religious instruction at the time of the alleged acts.
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Tribunal correctionnel, Vaud, Switzerland. Following a complaint filed by the alleged victim's father in 2024, a priest of the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg active in a Vaud parish was referred to trial for alleged sexual acts against a 14-year-old girl, described as repeated touching of her chest. As of the most recent report (15 July 2026) the trial had not yet been held.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- priestly pastoral authority over a parishioner under his religious instruction
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- religious affiliated press background cath.ch, 'Le prêtre vaudois soupçonné d'abus sur mineurs passera en correctionnel' (15 July 2026). French: reports referral to correctional trial. English gloss: 'The Vaud priest suspected of abuse of minors will go to correctional trial.'
Most recent primary report confirming charged-not-yet-tried status.
- national newspaper court reporting background Blick, 'Vaud: Un prêtre sera jugé pour abus sur mineur.' French: reports the referral to trial and the diocese's abuse caseload context (36 of 370 priests). English gloss: 'Vaud: a priest will be tried for abuse of a minor.'
Corroborating national-press report.
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- https://cath.ch/newsf/le-pretre-vaudois-soupconne-dabus-sur-mineurs-passera-en-correctionnel-2026-07-15 Corpus classification: religious-affiliated-press; evidentiary role: background. SHA-256 50ff6cd93e4e9ce29bd10fa0c0fb74c10b34e677f6083ef07c33510fdd43580d
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- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
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- https://www.blick.ch/fr/suisse/romande/vaud-un-pretre-sera-juge-pour-abus-sur-mineur-id21671354.html Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: background. SHA-256 d69dee6589cd2e803bf67dce8d1479d65b03bbd11c6077ab9692370b9e899e6c
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- 2026-07-20 · Preserved
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