Dominique Spina, a Catholic priest convicted in 2006 of raping a 16-year-old under his spiritual care, has been appointed chancellor of the Diocese of Toulouse in France. This appointment has sparked outrage among survivors of Church abuse and local communities. The decision was announced on June 4, 2025, despite Spina's criminal record related to sexual violence against a minor. Separately, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, a pastor was arrested for sexually abusing minors in vulnerable situations, exploiting his financial status to manipulate and abuse adolescent girls, according to the Civil Police of Minas Gerais.
Dominique Spina, a Catholic priest convicted of raping a 16-year-old under his spiritual care in 2006, has been appointed chancellor of the diocese of Toulouse in France, prompting outrage from survivors of Church abuse, according the local media https://t.co/GqBrNHiS9p
Toulouse : l'abbé Dominique Spina nommé chancelier du diocèse malgré sa condamnation en 2006 pour viol sur un mineur https://t.co/9KzepFKnHb #Régions https://t.co/oy0sfgAk6N
Un prêtre condamné pour viol sur mineur promu par le diocèse de Toulouse 👉 https://t.co/ffEZB8zXTI https://t.co/BbEgLIdvJI