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French ex-teacher charged with rape, sexual assault of 89 minors
Jacques Leveugle faces charges for abusing 89 boys aged 13 to 17 from 1967 to 2022 in nine countries, revealed through 15 volumes of writings on a USB drive.
- Prosecutor Etienne Manteaux announced on Tuesday that Jacques Leveugle, 79-year-old former educator, was charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault of 89 minors between 1967 and 2022.
- A nephew discovered a USB drive containing 15 tomes, and Leveugle has been under formal investigation since February 2024 and in pretrial detention since April 2025.
- The writings—described as 15 volumes—refer to 'sexual relations' with boys aged 13 to 17 and helped identify alleged victims from Germany, Switzerland, Morocco, Niger, Algeria, the Philippines, India, Colombia, and New Caledonia.
- In an unusual step, prosecutors publicly named the suspect to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward, while authorities set up a hotline stressing urgency due to the suspect's age and tracing difficulties.
- Investigator noted the case's digital trail echoes the Pelicot affair, with the suspect confessing to suffocating his mother in the 1970s and his aunt in the 1990s, prompting a parallel murder investigation.
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A 79-year-old man in France is accused of sexually abusing minors in several countries for decades. His victims total 89. Jacques Leveugle, from the town of Annecy, also confessed to killing his mother and aunt, prosecutor Etienne Manteaux said in Grenoble on Tuesday. The defendant has been in custody since 2024.
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WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS - Jacques Leveugle was placed under formal investigation in February 2024 for aggravated rape and sexual assault of children over more than 50 years
·London, United Kingdom
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France: Jacques Leveugle raped dozens of underage boys between 1967 and 2022, according to the public prosecutor's office. He previously confessed to raping his mother and aunt…
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