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Cardinal Ouellet, a prominent figure in the Vatican who has been considered to be a possible successor to Pope Francis, was named in a class action against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec.
The high-ranking clergy member was accused of sexual abuse.
The 78-year-old Ouellet, who has not been charged with any crimes, is named as a culprit in the lawsuit, which represents 101 victims who were allegedly sexually assaults by priests in the Quebec church.
According to the lawsuit, which was first obtained by Radio Canada's investigative program Enqute, Ouellet grabbed a female intern and put his hands down her back in a number of instances.
Pope Francis, who said last month that the door is open to retirement, has been considered a possible successor to Ouellet.
The Brothers of the Christian Schools of Francophone Canada are accused of sexual abuse by 116 of their members.
The attorney who represents the alleged victims did not respond to an inquiry from Forbes.
Less than two months after the FBI launched another investigation into 57 clergy members in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, a lawsuit was filed. The Boston Globe's Spotlight Team reported the Catholic Church's cover-up of years of abuse in 2002 after uncovering stories of sexual abuse in the 1990s. More than 10,000 people made allegations of sexual abuse between 1950 and 2002 according to a report by the John Jay College. More than 300,000 children have been sexually abused by members of the French Catholic Church since 1950, according to a report that was requested by the Catholic Church.
The Southern Baptist Convention released a sex abuse report detailing that church's cover-up of years of abuse.
The FBI is investigating sexual abuse by catholic priests.
A report found that at least 320,000 children were victims of sex abuse in the French Catholic Church.
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