A judge in France has refused to block the release in French cinemas of a film based on a Catholic sex scandal. French director Francois Ozon's movie Grace A Dieu (By The Grace Of God) won the Berlin Film Festival's jury grand prize on Saturday. The film, which opens on Wednesday, portrays French priest Bernard Preynat, who has been accused of molesting dozens of boys during the 1980s and 1990s. Preynat could go on trial accused of sexual violence against multiple children. So far, 13 alleged victims are involved in that case, but he is accused of having abused as many as 70 children.

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2019 22:07 UTC