Paris Expands Child-Abuse Probe to Nearly 100 Schools and Nurseries
Paris officials say 78 school and after-school staff members have been suspended this year as investigators examine complaints across the city.
- Last Wednesday, Paris's Brigade de Protection des Mineurs carried out coordinated raids detaining 16 people at Saint-Dominique nursery school in the 7th arrondissement, as criminal investigations expanded to span 114 Paris schools and nurseries where children as young as three were allegedly raped, beaten and denied food.
- Failures to act on prior warnings enabled abuse to spread: a monitor indicted in 2025 for abusing three minors had been arrested in 2024 for similar acts yet was returned to work, while Lawyer Louis Cailliez filed complaints in February on behalf of families whose children were allegedly victimized by the same supervisor.
- Mayor Grégoire suspended 78 municipal employees since March with 31 suspected of sexual violence, compared to 46 suspensions in 2025; his €15.8 million reform package mandates staff training, unannounced inspections and a blanket ban on unsupervised adult-child contact.
- Barka Zerouali, co-founder of #MeTooEcoles, told France 24 that authorities ignored complaints for years, stating 'Behind each suspension, there is a child,' while Lawyer Florian Lastelle questioned whether public services can guarantee children's safety amid weak vetting of monitors.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray expressed support for a national blacklist barring individuals displaying 'unacceptable behaviour' from working in education, as a six-month Information and Evaluation Mission will examine systemic failures and prosecutors confirmed investigations remain ongoing.
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A school assistant will be tried this Tuesday in Paris, accused of sexual abuse of minors in his charge.This is the last case of a scandal that has been going on for a year and that has shaken the education system of the French capital, where some 15,000 auxiliaries, known as animators, work as non-teaching staff.They are not directly employed by schools or by the Ministry of Education, but are hired by the city council or local authorities, oft…
David G. worked as a monitor at Alphonse-Baudin Day Care Centre in the 11th district of Paris, and the children appreciated him for his friendly treatment and artistic qualities.
Paris Probes Child Abuse By Staff At 84 Kindergartens, 20 Primary Schools
Parents in the city have in recent months accused supervisors in charge of children outside the classroom -- such as during recess or before pick-up -- of mistreating, or physically or sexually abusing pupils in their care.
The investigation follows a major child abuse case that came to light through a documentary.
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