CP NewsAlert: Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet accused of sexual assault

By The Canadian Press

Posted August 16, 2022 11:58 am.

Last Updated August 16, 2022 12:03 pm.

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is being accused of sexual assault in a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec.

In court documents introduced today in Superior Court, an unnamed woman accuses the prominent cleric of kissing her at a cocktail reception in 2008 and sliding his hand down her back and touching her buttocks.

More coming.

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