French priest on trial, accused of sexually abusing 75 boys

LYON, France (AP) — A French former priest accused of sexually abusing some 75 boys when he worked as their scout chaplain is on trial in Lyon, France's worst clergy abuse drama to reach court so far. Church hierarchy is suspected of covering up Bernard Preynat's actions for decades, and a French cardinal was convicted last year of failing to report him to police or prosecutors. The case's repercussions reached all the way to the Vatican. Preynat has admitted to abusing boys in the 1970s and 1980s, and told the court Monday, “I have heard the...