Former Paris archbishop target of sexual assault probePARIS (AP) — French police are investigating an allegation that the former archbishop of Paris sexually assaulted a woman who is under legal protection as a vulnerable person, prosecutors said Wednesday.It was launched in late November 2022, on a preliminary potential charge of sexual assault on a vulnerable person, the prosecutors’ office said.At Benedict's summer home, a town mourns its beloved visitorGerman cardinal guards Benedict's intellectual legacyEXPLAINER: Benedict's funeral to be simple, but with pompSome 200,000 turn out over 3 days to view Benedict's body“My client is flabbergasted, doesn’t know what this is about,” the lawyer said.The pontiff subsequently said he accepted the resignation because Aupetit couldn’t govern effectively after “gossip” about his relationship with a woman removed his “good name.”Francis said there had been “lapses” with Aupetit involving sexual sins.In 2020, the pope accepted the resignation of French Roman Catholic Cardinal Philippe Barbarin in connection with the coverup of sexual abuse of dozens of boys by a predatory priest."