Quebec City cardinal faces sexual assault allegations in class-action suit
A class action lawsuit targeting the archdiocese of Quebec now names Quebec Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix as one of the defendants. He allegedly touched a 17-year-old without her consent between 1987 and 1988.
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![Newly-elected Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix attends a mass in the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. Pope Francis has given a sort of code of conduct to new cardinals, the select group of churchmen who advise him, help shape policy and elect new pontiffs. The pontiff on Sunday told the 19 men he elevated to cardinals' rank a day earlier to avoid behaving like they were in a royal court. Francis' commandments for the cardinals? A person praying.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.3993966.1706202063!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cardinal-gerald-cyprien-lacroix.jpg)
A class action lawsuit targeting the archdiocese of Quebec now names Quebec Archbishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix as one of the defendants. He allegedly touched a 17-year-old without her consent between 1987 and 1988.