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FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent: ‘Ventura is the 3d Vatican diplomat to be accused of sexual misconduct’

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The Vatican’s envoy to France is being investigated for sexual assault after he was accused of molesting an official at the Paris mayor’s office during a ceremony last month, a judicial source told AFP.The envoy, Luigi Ventura, has been based in Paris since 2009 and serves as a diplomat for Pope Francis.He was accused of molesting a man at Paris's City—Hall on January 17 where mayor Anne Hidalgo gave a New Year’s address to diplomats, religious leaders and civil society figures."During the ceremony, a city employee was repeatedly groped on the backside, in three instances, once in front of a witness," a City Hall source told Agence France-Presse.

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