French nursery assistant charged with alleged sex abuse of 9 children
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MONTPELLIER, France – A French nursery school assistant has been charged with the alleged rape and sexual assault of nine children, the public prosecutor’s office in the southern city of Montpellier said on July 31.
The 59-year-old woman was arrested after the authorities opened an investigation following complaints by the families of two children attending a nursery school in the southern village of Vic-La-Gardiole, it said.
The nine children were between three and four years old, and “the alleged offences involve acts of digital penetration and masturbation believed to have been committed… between Oct 1, 2024, and July 2, 2025”, prosecutors said.
The families filed the complaint on July 2, according to a source close to the case. As a precautionary measure, the suspect was suspended from her job on July 3.
The authorities opened an investigation on July 29 for the rape of minors under the age of 15 and sexual assault on minors under the age of 15 by a person in a position of authority.
An investigating judge then “charged her with acts likely to have been committed on nine children”, prosecutors said.
The suspect is being held in pre-trial detention. AFP
