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Cardinal Ouellet wins defamation lawsuit

The former Vatican prefect won a civil defamation lawsuit against a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

Luke Coppen
Sep 01, 2026
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A judge has ruled in favor of Cardinal Marc Ouellet in a civil defamation lawsuit against a woman who accused him of sexual assault as part of a class-action suit.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, pictured in Poznań, Poland, on Jan. 1, 2012. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

In a 52-page judgment issued Aug. 31, Quebec Superior Court Justice Martin Castonguay ordered Ou…

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