"The court ruled that the civil action was not subject to the same statute of limitations. It follows from the evidence presented that Mr. di Falco's wrongful conduct of a sexual nature caused Mr. Pages bodily harm, for which he is liable to pay compensation."
"Di Falco maintains his 'perfect innocence' and would appeal the ruling to France's top court. He was 'extremely shocked' that the court could suggest that 'the moral and psychological support provided by Jean-Michel di Falco to an orphaned boy... could be abnormal or inappropriate.'"
"Once one of France's most prominent priests, the former Paris auxiliary bishop was ordered to pay Pages damages, including €10,000 for sexual harm, €70,000 for professional impact and nearly €81,400 for temporary functional impairment."
A Paris court ordered former bishop Jean-Michel di Falco to pay €200,000 in damages to Pierre-Jean Pages for sexual abuse allegations from the 1970s. The court ruled that di Falco's actions caused bodily harm to Pages, who filed a civil case in 2001. Although prosecutors dropped the criminal investigation due to the statute of limitations, the civil action was not bound by the same limitations. Di Falco, who maintains his innocence, plans to appeal the ruling to France's top court.
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