Belgian Catholic church HQ raided in paedophile probe

24 June 2010
AFP - Police raided the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic church following accusations of child sex abuse involving Church figures, a spokesman for Brussels prosecutors told AFP on Thursday.
"Within the context of a recent investigation, prosecutors have been informed of accusations denouncing abuse of minors committed by a certain number of Church figures," said the spokesman, Jean-Marc Meilleur.
Police entered the premises of the archdiocese of Brussels-Malines, just north of the Belgian capital, "in order to establish if these accusations are backed up or not," he added, without giving any more details.
The Roman Catholic Church in Belgium was rocked in April when its longest-serving bishop, 73-year-old Roger Vangheluwe, resigned from his Bruges post after admitting sexually abusing a boy for years.
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AFP - Police raided the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic church following accusations of child sex abuse involving Church figures, a spokesman for Brussels prosecutors told AFP on Thursday.
"Within the context of a recent investigation, prosecutors have been informed of accusations denouncing abuse of minors committed by a certain number of Church figures," said the spokesman, Jean-Marc Meilleur.
Police entered the premises of the archdiocese of Brussels-Malines, just north of the Belgian capital, "in order to establish if these accusations are backed up or not," he added, without giving any more details.
The Roman Catholic Church in Belgium was rocked in April when its longest-serving bishop, 73-year-old Roger Vangheluwe, resigned from his Bruges post after admitting sexually abusing a boy for years.
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http://www.france24.com/en/20100624-bel ... le-probe-0