{"id":80996,"date":"2024-04-14T14:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=80996"},"modified":"2024-04-14T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T18:36:00","slug":"priest-accused-of-sex-assaults-against-children-in-nunavut-dies-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/14\/priest-accused-of-sex-assaults-against-children-in-nunavut-dies-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Priest accused of sex assaults against children in Nunavut dies in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0By Brittany Hobson THE CANADIAN PRESS A priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit\u00a0 children in Nunavut decades ago has died in France after a long, undisclosed illness. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate, including the Oblates of Lacombe Canada and the Oblate Province of France, say Joannes Rivoire died Thursday. He was in his 90s. Rev. Ken Thorson with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Lacombe Canada says the death may be difficult news for those who advocated for the priest to face justice in Canada. &#8220;We sincerely regret that &#8230; Rivoire never made himself available and will never face the charges that were laid against him. We further regret that efforts for him to be formally removed as a priest were unsuccessful,&#8221; he said in an emailFriday. 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The Oblates of Mary Immaculate, including the Oblates of Lacombe Canada and the Oblate Province of France, say Joannes Rivoire died Thursday. He was in his 90s. Rev. Ken Thorson with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate Lacombe Canada says the death may be difficult news for those who advocated for the priest to face justice in Canada. &#8220;We sincerely regret that &#8230; Rivoire never made himself available and will never face the charges that were laid against him. We further regret that efforts for him to be formally removed as a priest were unsuccessful,&#8221; he said in an emailFriday. 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