After a Dutch newspaper published an investigation into abuse allegations against retired Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo of Dili, the Vatican said it had become aware of the allegations several years ago and placed restrictions on him.
The Vatican has confirmed that sanctions were imposed on Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo in 2019, after he was charged with multiple instances of sexual abuse.
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Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for his work to end violence in East Timor, has been portrayed as a serial child molester, in an investigative report by a Dutch magazine, De Groene Amsterdammer.