Luk Delft is a convicted pedophile. He’s also a Catholic priest. But he hasn’t been defrocked. Instead, he was appointed director of a charity that works directly with vulnerable children and families. cnn.it/34cboPe
The Salesians -- Delft's religious order specifically devoted to protecting children -- knew about his offenses. For years, they covered up his abuse, moving him from post to post: cnn.it/34cboPe 
March 2001: Delft confessed to sexually assaulting two boys at a boarding school in Belgium. He was moved to another school and not reported to police.
2008: Delft accompanied children from a Salesian school on a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2009: Child pornography was found on Delft's computer. He was asked to leave another school.
November 2012: Delft was convicted of child abuse and possession of child pornography after a former colleague reported him to authorities. He was banned from contact with children for 10 years.
June 2013: Delft moved to the Central African Republic to work with a Catholic charity in a refugee camp that includes children. Two fathers tell CNN he abused their sons there: cnn.it/34cboPe
June 16, 2019: CNN tracked down and confronted Delft in the CAR. He was unapologetic. cnn.it/34cboPe
June 29, 2019: The Salesians recalled Delft from the CAR after CNN informed them of the new abuse allegations. He was kept in Belgium "under supervision," they say. cnn.it/34cboPe
October 2019: Delft is living at the same residence where he was previously found with child pornography, according to the Salesians. The residence has a school on its campus.
Law enforcement and the Salesian order say they are investigating Delft. It's not clear if this could lead to his being defrocked, and law enforcement said they could not comment on whether he will face prosecution: cnn.it/34cboPe
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