A French priest has been sentenced to two years in prison for sexual abuse of multiple children, while his former bishop has been given a suspended sentence of eight months for failing to report the crimes.
A court in the city of Orleans in central France on Thursday handed down the verdict against the priest, Pierre de Castelet, and the retired bishop, Andre Fort.
A court official said the ruling forbids de Castelet from working as a priest or meeting with minors, puts him on a national list of sex offenders, and orders him to receive psychiatric treatment.
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