Pope's ex-envoy tried in Paris for sex assaults, without him

Plaintiff lawyer Edmond Frety talks to media at the Paris courthouse, Tuesday, Nov.10, 2020. The Vatican's former ambassador to France goes on trial Tuesday for alleged sexual misconduct. Multiple men accused Archbishop Luigi Ventura of groping and inappropriate touching. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Lawyer Jade Dousselin, left, arrives with one of the complainant Benjamin Guy, at the Paris courthouse, Tuesday, Nov.10, 2020. The Vatican's former ambassador to France goes on trial Tuesday for alleged sexual misconduct. Multiple men accused Archbishop Luigi Ventura of groping and inappropriate touching. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

FILE - In this Jan.4, 2018 file photo, French President Emmanuel Macron, left, greets Apostolic Nuncio to France Luigi Ventura, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Multiple men have accused Archbishop Luigi Ventura of groping and inappropriate touching, and the Vatican’s former ambassador to France goes on trial Tuesday Nov. 10, 2020, for alleged sexual misconduct. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP, File)