(LUXEMBOURG)
Luxembourg Times [Luxembourg]
March 3, 2025
By Michael Merten
The attacks occurred in a children’s home during the 1970s and 1980s, and the case has been referred to the public prosecutor’s office
A case of sexual abuse against a minor within Luxembourg’s Catholic Church, dating back to the period from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, was reported last year to church authorities, according to a report published on Monday.
The attacks took place against a young male at a children’s home, and a resident of the home has been named as the perpetrator, the report released by the Archdiocese of Luxembourg stated.
The case has been forwarded to the public prosecutor’s office, the archdiocese said.
Another complaint of abuse received involved a religious community, the report said, adding that this referral did not relate to sexual abuse against minors.
Since 2019, the Luxembourg Catholic Church has published annual figures on the number of reports of abuse it received in the preceding year.
Five training sessions to prevent all forms of violence were held in the Luxembourg Archdiocese last year, in which 76 people took part.
Since 2017, it has been a requirement for all employees of the Archdiocese and all volunteers who are in regular contact with children, youth or vulnerable adults.
The church in Luxembourg has had a hotline for victims of abuse since 2010. The archdiocese’s abuse and prevention officer Martine Jungers can be contacted by email at fir-iech-do@cathol.lu and on +352 621 676 349 on Fridays from 09:00 to 11:00.
(This article was originally published by the Luxemburger Wort. Translation and editing by Kabir Agarwal)