The Catholic Archbishop of Rabat, Cristobal Lopez Romero, said Tuesday he has fully cooperated with Moroccan and foreign authorities after a French priest was accused of sexually abusing underage refugees in Casablanca, The Inquirer reported.
Father Antoine Exelmans is alleged to have run “a system of sexual exploitation” targeting migrant and refugee minors for at least four years, a Moroccan news outlet reported.
“As soon as the facts were brought to our attention, we undertook the procedures required by church rules and fully cooperated with authorities, both in Morocco and abroad, by sharing the results of our investigation,” Romero told AFP.
The Moroccan outlet reported that a complaint against Exelmans had been filed in May of last year. The alleged abuse involved at least six victims, mostly from Guinea, and one from Cameroon.
Authorities have not yet released further details on any ongoing investigation or potential charges.
