Overview
- Paris prosecutors say the two were arrested and placed under judicial control, with a hearing scheduled before the 13th chamber in Paris.
- They face counts of fraud against vulnerable persons and receiving goods from an aggravated fraud for alleged acts between 2019 and 2025.
- Authorities attribute losses of more than €230,000 across roughly 32 retired priests in Paris.
- The inquiry is being handled by the Paris judicial police’s BRDA following the diocesan report.
- According to a source close to the case, the 69-year-old man pressured victims through frequent letters, calls and occasional visits while invoking hardship, and the court has barred any contact with victims pending trial.