Overview
- In Morières‑lès‑Avignon police have received four complaints about sexual assaults at a centre aéré and an animator in his thirties was arrested and placed in custody on Wednesday as the inquiry gains pace.
- Gendarmes say children from the centre will be interviewed by the Maison de protection des familles, the specialist unit that handles child victims and prepares evidence for judicial investigators.
- Around 90 parents rallied outside the municipal council in Morières to demand clearer information from the town and immediate psychological support for affected children, families and staff.
- A separate case in Divonne‑les‑Bains led the parquet de Bourg‑en‑Bresse to open an information judiciaire after a 20‑year‑old animator was arrested on June 18, formally charged for the rape of a four‑year‑old and remanded in custody.
- These local probes pile on public anger after earlier failures in child‑abuse cases and coincide with the government’s plan to bring a comprehensive sexual‑violence bill to Parliament in September and October, raising the prospect of tighter vetting and oversight for périscolaire staff.