From New York Post:
“I am accused of inappropriate behavior toward adult women,” Lopez Romero said in a statement published by Vatican News on Tuesday, adding that the situation had prompted the Catholic Church to open a preliminary investigation.
News of the accusations was first reported by AFP on Tuesday. In an investigation, the French news agency said that at least five women had accused the 74-year-old prelate of sexual assault. AFP quoted Lopez Romero as saying: “I have committed neither assault nor violence nor sexual harassment.”