Johannes Rivoire, Priest Accused of Sexual Abuse, Dies at 93

Rivoire, who faced allegations of abusing Inuit children in Nunavut, passed away in France without facing trial.

Johannes Rivoire, a priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut during the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 93 after a long illness.
Rivoire, who spent over three decades as a missionary in Canada, died in a nursing home in France.
Despite multiple charges and an international arrest warrant, Rivoire never returned to Canada to face trial and denied all allegations against him.
Efforts to extradite Rivoire and to have him removed from priesthood were unsuccessful, leaving many victims and their families without closure.
A recent report by a retired Quebec Superior Court judge concluded that the allegations against Rivoire were likely true, intensifying the sense of injustice among survivors.