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A report by Adrian Jaouen, Matthieu Parmentier, Simon Fichet and Jérôme Mars. How was the icon able to mask the sexual predator for so long? Why were his victims not heard for decades and how was the French's favorite personality able to continue his attacks despite numerous alerts? On July 17, 2024, Emmaus leaders revealed the unthinkable. Abbé Pierre, founder of the movement who died in 2007, is accused by seven women of having sexually assaulted and harassed them. First testimonies which free the speech of other alleged victims, like Danielle. She speaks for the first time in “Special Envoy”. At 73, this woman who devoted her life to others confides that she was attacked by the abbot in 1972, during a humanitarian mission in Bangladesh. She was 21 years old and he was 60. With her as with others, the founder of Emmaus would have played on pity to achieve his ends.
