< img src="https://eyewitness101.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-235-others-indicted.jpg" class="ff-og-image-inserted" > A report on sexual assault allegations in the German Catholic Church has prosecuted Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

Benedict is implicated of misbehavior on 4 counts when he was Archbishop of Munich and Freising in between 1977 and 1982.

The former Pope, known then as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has denied any misbehavior.

Dpa reports that no less than 497 victims have actually been counted in the research study.

The bulk were male children and teenagers who were targeted in between 1945 and 2019.

A law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) made the announcement in Munich, Germany.

The legal professionals prepared the skilled opinion on behalf of the archdiocese.

The study found that there were at least 235 declared perpetrators, including 173 priests and 9 deacons.

It was likewise found that 40 clergymen returned to pastoral care regardless of accusations of perpetrating or having tolerated abuse.