French priest kills himself in church amid assault claim

A 38-year-old French priest in a town in northern France committed suicide in his church after being accused of molesting a girl, local prosecutors and police sources told AFP on Wednesday. Jean-Baptiste Sebe killed himself on Tuesday in the church in Rouen amid allegations from a local mother that her daughter had been a victim of "indecent behaviour and sexual assault," a police source said. Local prosecutor Etienne Thieffry confirmed that an investigation was underway into "the exact reasons for the suicide" at the St. Jean XXIII church.

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