Collège Saint-Thomas d'Aquin

Collège Saint-Thomas d'Aquin is a school where Jean-Michel di Falco, a former priest and later Bishop of Gap, served as director in the early 1970s. The institution is now newsworthy due to the civil conviction of di Falco for sexual abuse against Pierre-Jean Pagès, which allegedly occurred during di Falco's tenure at the college between 1972 and 1975. The Paris Court of Appeal has ordered di Falco to pay Pagès nearly 200,000 euros in damages. This ruling is considered a significant development for Pagès, who has been pursuing this case since 2001. The case highlights the ongoing reckoning with historical sexual abuse allegations within the Catholic Church and the legal consequences faced by accused individuals. The ruling brings attention to the past actions of individuals associated with the school.