The Abbé Pierre Foundation removes the mention of its co-founder from its name and becomes the Foundation for Housing the Disadvantaged

The Abbé Pierre Foundation received official authorization, Saturday January 25, to change its name, which allows it to withdraw any reference to its founder who is now accused of multiple sexual violence, according to a decree published in Official Journal.

By this order from the Ministry of the Interior, “the foundation known as the “Abbé Pierre Foundation for housing the disadvantaged” (…) takes the title of “Foundation for the Housing of the Disadvantaged” »specifies this text, which is the administrative culmination of an approach launched several months ago by the foundation.

Abbé Pierre is targeted by thirty-three accusations of sexual violence. They were revealed in three reports produced by the Egaé firm, commissioned by the Emmaüs movement and the Abbé Pierre Foundation to shed light on the priest's actions.

The first, published in July, caused a shock wave as this tireless defender of the poorly housed and the most deprived has long been an icon. Created in 1949, Emmaüs is the oldest association founded on the initiative of Abbé Pierre, whose real name is Henri Grouès. He then created with relatives, in 1987, the Abbé Pierre Foundation, whose mission is to fight against poor housing.