Former Bishop DiFalCO Ordered to Pay €200,000 in Damages for 1970s Rape Allegations
French court has sentenced former bishop Jean-Michel di Falco on March 26 to pay nearly €200,000 (approximately $235k) as civil damages following a conviction regarding alleged rape committed against an unnamed man in the late 1970s. While acknowledging his legal liability for compensation purposes based solely on this specific accusation and not general guilt of other crimes di Falco reiterated that he remains "perfectly innocent" overall during proceedings held at Versailles earlier today, which also saw him ordered to pay €54k toward court costs totaling over $289K in fines.
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1Former Bishop Jean-Michael DiFalco has been ordered to pay nearly 15% of his assets, approximately €78 million in total damages for the alleged rape case.
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2The court ruled that a man accused by former bishop di Falco was not sexually assaulted and found him liable instead due to lack of evidence regarding consent or other factors.
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Former Bishop Jean-Michael DiFalco has been ordered to pay civil damages of nearly 200,000 euros for alleged rape committed in the 1970s.
— [Mar 26, 13:54] Former bishop accused and sentenced by court"I maintain my perfect innocence," DiFalco reiterated after being condemned to pay compensation
— (Lemonde.fr)Jean-Michel di Falco has been convicted for the rape of a man.
— [Mar 26, 13:54] Former bishop accused and sentenced by court"I maintain my perfect innocence," DiFalco reiterated after being condemned to pay compensation
— (Lemonde.fr)