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Paris Child-Abuse Trial Spurs Probe of 115 Schools

5/27/2026

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  • A French child-abuse case is being heard publicly for the first time after parents demanded openness.
  • A 36-year-old school assistant is on trial in Paris for assaulting nine children aged three to five, denying the charges.
  • Parents’ group MeToo Ecole protested outside the courthouse demanding a national wake-up call to protect children.
  • Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced investigations of 84 nurseries, about 20 elementary schools and 10 daycare centers.