As part of an ongoing class-action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec, a high-ranking member of the Roman Catholic Church in the province is now facing allegations of sexual assault.
The class action lawsuit targeting the archdiocese was authorized in June 2022.
Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix has now also been named in court documents that were presented Thursday morning.
The class action now also names the Séminaire de Quebec, a revered institution responsible for creating of Université Laval, the first francophone university in North America.
The alleged incidents involving Lacroix took place between 1987 and 1988 in Quebec City when the plaintiff was 17. Lacroix is accused of
