Operation Chalice. The major investigation into sexual abuse in the Church. Last week, Walter Van Steenbrugge and Christine Mussche were interviewed about it by HUMO. After twelve long years of (thwarted) investigation, the victims they are defending in this case are nowhere. How did it come to this? What all happened? The HUMO interview provides answers, but also omits crucial passages.
That's why Christine and Walter are keen to do the whole story again. Operation Chalice was an investment without precedent for their firm, financially, legally-technically and also emotionally. The courage to stand up to the Church, the powerlessness that translated into tristesse and, finally, the terrible stories of the victims.
Listen to the story of Operation Chalice here, from the very beginning in 2010 with the Danneels tapes and the fall of Roger Vangheluwe, to the absurd end with the missing cardboard boxes.
- Mr Christine Mussche and Mr Walter Van Steenbrugge
