GENEVA (AN) — L'Arche International, a French international organization that supports people with learning disabilities, announced on Saturday that its late founder, Jean Vanier, had sexually abused six women in France over several decades.
Vanier, who founded L'Arche in 1964 and died last year at age 90, coerced the six women into having "manipulative" sexual relationships with him that left them greatly damaged and in need of psychological therapy for years, the organization said in announcing its findings based on an independent inquiry. The findings did not rule out the possibility of more victims coming to light in the future.
