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French ex-policeman faces trial for raping Filipino children

The accused exploited his role in a charity to abuse children, with prosecutors seizing thousands of child pornography images during a 2021 raid, authorities report.

  • A former officer of the police's child protection unit in Marseille is facing trial for allegedly raping and sexually abusing Filipino street children.
  • The ex-policeman was arrested after a youth shelter's head reported inappropriate messages from him to a 17-year-old victim.
  • Investigators found thousands of child pornography images at the officer's home during a raid in June 2021.
  • Celine Astolfe, a lawyer for France's Foundation for Childhood, described the case as 'a Machiavellian scheme.
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The victims are two Filipino children aged 12 and 15, at the time of the incident. - A former police officer of the Marseille Minors Brigade tried from Monday on charges of "rape" of children (Police, justice and other facts).

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Le Parisien broke the news in Paris, France on Saturday, August 30, 2025.
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