"French prosecutors on Tuesday announced that a 79-year-old man had been charged in 2024 for aggravated rape and sexual assault committed against 89 minors between 1967 and 2022. During the investigation, the man, who has been in custody since his indictment, also confessed to suffocating his terminally ill mother with a pillow in the 1970s and then his elderly aunt in the 1990s, according to the prosecutor's office in the southeastern city of Grenoble."
"Prosecutors said they were publicising the case to appeal for witnesses and any other potential victims to come forward."
"More to follow."
French prosecutors charged a 79-year-old man in 2024 with aggravated rape and sexual assault involving 89 minors across the period 1967 to 2022. The man has been held in custody since his indictment. During the investigation he confessed to suffocating his terminally ill mother with a pillow in the 1970s and to killing his elderly aunt in the 1990s. The prosecutor's office in Grenoble publicised the case to request witnesses and any additional potential victims to come forward. Investigators are seeking further information to determine the full scope of the alleged crimes.
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