TORONTO (AP) — Joannes Rivoire, a priest from France who was accused of sexually abusing Inuit children when he served at the mission in their Canadian Arctic community, has died after a long illness, officials said Friday.
The Oblates of Lacombe Canada and the Oblate Province of France said that Rivoire, who was in his 90s, died on Thursday. He had lived for years at a care home in Lyon, France.
An Inuit community in northern Canada has long sought Vatican’s assistance to get Rivoire extradited. He ministered to Inuit communities until he left in the 1990s and returned to France. Canadian authorities issued an arrest warrant for him in 1998 over several counts of sexual abuse.
Rev. Ken Thorson with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Lacombe Canada said in an email that the death may be difficult news for those who advocated for the priest to face justice in Canada.
Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle
National Youth Space Innovation Competition Held in South China
Yunnan Spring Bud Girls Attend Study Tour in Beijing
CCTF Holds Training Session for Guizhou's Middle School English Teachers at BFSU
Jessica Biel CHOPS her long locks into a bob after book signing in Studio City
Two CCTF Public Welfare Projects Win China Charity Award
Relocated Villagers in Jinghai District of China's Tianjin Return Home As Flood Recedes
More Measures Called for to Boost Births
Inquiry slams UK authorities for failures that killed thousands in infected blood scandal
Two CCTF Public Welfare Projects Win China Charity Award
Jon Wysocki dead at 53: Staind drummer passes away
Wuzhou City Famous for Liubao Tea Making in S China's Guangxi