Probes ongoing into alleged abuse at 84 Paris preschools: prosecutor

"“We have investigations underway in 84 preschools, around 20 primary schools, and about 10 daycare centres,” the city's top prosecutor Laure Beccuau told the RTL broadcaster. Five people have been summoned to court, Beccuau added."

"Paris in the first three months of 2026 suspended 78 aides, including 31 suspected of sexual abuse, Gregoire has said. The mayor has vowed better vetting of people who apply to be recess monitors, and improved training for recruits, including on how to report suspected mistreatment."

"A Paris court is next month to rule in the case of a 47-year-old school monitor accused of sexual assault on three girls and sexual harassment of nine others when they were aged 10 in 2024. Prosecutors have called for the man, who was suspended in 2024, to be handed a 18-month suspended sentence, as well as being banned from working with children."

"An estimated 160,000 children suffer rape or sexual assault each year in France, according to an independent commission called CIVIISE. The abuser is a family member in eight out of 10 cases."

Paris investigators are examining allegations that non-teaching staff recruited by the city mistreated or abused children at 84 kindergartens, about 20 primary schools, and around 10 daycare centres. Parents have accused supervisors responsible for children outside the classroom, including during recess or before pick-up, of physical or sexual abuse. The new mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, has announced suspensions and pledged to stamp out violence, including better vetting for recess monitors and improved training on reporting suspected mistreatment. Paris suspended 78 aides in the first three months of 2026, including 31 suspected of sexual abuse. A court will rule on a monitor accused of sexual assault and harassment, and prosecutors seek a suspended 18-month sentence and a ban from working with children. An estimated 160,000 children in France suffer rape or sexual assault each year.

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