Swiss abbot at centre of sex abuse allegations steps down

The interim abbot of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice in southwestern Switzerland, Roland Jaquenoud, has stepped down from his position, the abbey announced on Thursday. An apostolic delegate appointed by Rome will now lead the community. The interim abbot had already been suspended on Monday by canton Valais from his duties as a teacher at the secondary school. This decision followed the revelations of sexual abuse in an investigation by Swiss public television RTS. + Interim abbot of Saint-Maurice accused of sexually abusing novice The cantonal public prosecutor, Nicolas Dubuis, visited the Abbey on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning to retrieve archives following the revelations. College rector steps down The rector of the collège of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice is temporarily stepping down from his post. Although he has not been implicated in any of the cases of sexual abuse recently revealed by the press, he has decided "to step down from his post while investigations are...